Title: The Baptist reformation : the conservative resurgence in the Southern Baptist Convention /
Authors: Sutton, Jerry, 1951-
Publisher: Broadman & Holman,
Year: 2000
Subjects: Southern Baptist Convention History; Conservatism Religious aspects Southern Baptist Convention History
Abstract: Jerry Sutton examines the twenty-year struggle to restore the destiny and distinction of the Southern Baptist Convention by describing the context of the struggle, the reformation that began in the Convention and how it took place, and the institutions in which the resurgence took place. This book serves as a testimony and an expression of gratitude to those who worked to bring about the Baptist Reformation.
Contents: Pt. 1: The way things were -- Theological inadequacy -- Institutional bureaucracy -- Pt. 2: The way the convention changed -- How it all began -- First fruits: the first presidency of Adrian Rogers, 1979-1980 -- Rectifying the past: the presidents of Bailey Smith and James T. Draper Jr., 1980-1984 -- Contending for the present: the presidency of Charles Stanley, 1984-1986 -- Confrontation over the present: the second presidency of Adrian Rogers, 1986-1988 -- Preparing for the future: the presidencies of Jerry Vines and Morris Chapman, 1988-1992 -- Pursuing the future: the presidencies of H. Edwin Young and James B. Henry, 1992-1996 -- Possessing the future: the presidencies of Thomas D. Elliff and Paige Patterson, 1996-2000.