W.H. Whitsitt
Subtitle: the man and the controversy
By: James H. Slatton.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Mercer University Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Macon, Ga
Language: eng
Number of pages: 348
ISBN-13: 9780881461336
Subjects: Whitsitt, William Heth, -- 1841-1911
Description: "Nurtured in a Tennessee Baptist home, the grandson of a pioneer Baptist preacher and church starter, William Whitsitt grew up knowing and admiring the principle leaders of Landmarkism (Graves, Pendleton, and Dayton)." "Brilliant scholar and loyal Baptist, Whitsitt was a key leader in the original effort to mobilize the white Baptist churches of the South into an effective and centralized denominational organization to support missions and Christian education. His scholarly discoveries in original English Baptist documents offended Baptist sensibilities and the resulting national controversy led to his being hounded from office. At stake in the controversy was academic freedom and the fundamental issue of the struggle of Southern Baptists with the legacy of the enlightenment and modernity - the confrontation between the "new learning" and the "old faith.""--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p.         ) and index.
Table of contents: title: The fighting chaplain; title: The scholar; title: Secret doubts; title: End of an era; title: Louisville and the Crawford toy affair; title: The discovery; title: The secret diary; title: A published author; title: "A thrill of regret"; title: A fatal step; title: President of the seminary; title: The fight he feared; title: Fault lines in the SBC; title: The great Wilmington victory; title: Counterattack!; title: The secret meeting in Hopkinsville; title: "To die in the last ditch"; title: The last hurrah!; title: "Much love to Uncle Billy."