In pursuit of purity
Subtitle: American fundamentalism since 1850
By: David O. Beale.
Publisher: Unusual Publications
Published: 1986
Place of publication: Greenville, S.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 457
Subjects: Fundamentalist churches -- United States -- History -- 19th century.; Fundamentalist churches -- United States -- History -- 20th century.; Fundamentalism -- History -- 19th century.; Fundamentalism -- History -- 20th century.; United States -- Church history -- 19th century.; United States -- Church history -- 20th century.
Description: Written in 1986, In Pursuit of Purity, by BJU church history professor David O. Beale, is still the most authoritative history of militant Fundamentalism ever written from a Fundamentalist perspective. Beale begins the story with the prayer meeting revivals of 1857 and traces it through the rise of conservative Bible conferences, the ascendance of modernistic liberalism, and the intradenominational battles that ensued. He focuses especially on Baptists and Presbyterians without excluding other groups. Especially helpful for its brief biographical and denominational histories. - Publisher.
Notes: Bibliography: p. [399]-430.
Includes index.