Baptists in Early North Americ (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780881466362)

For the first time in more than 350 years, the carefully preserved records of the First Baptist Church of Boston, Massachusetts, have been transcribed and are now published. They reveal the extraordinary faith of the original founders, the suffering they endured, and the commitment of the nine original members and their successors to persevere through the storm and finally to be recognized as one of the leading churches in Boston and ultimately the nation. The records span the time from the founding in 1665 until the death of Samuel Stillman in 1807. They reflect the extraordinary times in which the church grew and flourished, including a vivid description of the day in March, 1679, when the little congregation discovered that the Puritan authorities had sent a marshal to nail shut the doors of their place of worship. With a historical introduction, McKibbens includes an appendix with A Brief Narrative by First Baptist pastor John Russell, first published in London in 1680.

Author: Thomas R. McKibbens
ISBN-10: 0881466360
ISBN-13: 9780881466362
Publisher: Mercer University Press
Language: English
Published: 12/01/2017
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.80lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.10w x 1.30d