Oliver Hart and the Rise of Baptist America by Eric C. Smith (English) Paperback

Description: Oliver Hart and the Rise of Baptist America by Eric C. Smith Oliver Hart was one of the most influential leaders in the transformation of Baptists from a small, scattered sect to a unified and powerful denomination in colonial America. More than a biography, Oliver Hart and the Rise of Baptist America seamlessly intertwines Harts story with that of eighteenth-century American Baptists, providing one of the most thorough accounts to date of this important yet understudied religious groups development. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Baptists in America began the eighteenth century a small, scattered, often harassed sect in a vast sea of religious options. By the early nineteenth century, they were a unified, powerful, and rapidly-growing denomination, poised to send missionaries to the other side of the world. One of the most influential yet neglected leaders in that transformation was Oliver Hart, longtime pastor of the Charleston Baptist Church. Oliver Hart and the Rise of BaptistAmerica is the first modern biography of Hart, arguably the most important evangelical leader in the pre-Revolutionary South.During his thirty years in Charleston, Hart emerged as theregions most important Baptist denominational architect. His outspoken patriotism forced him to flee Charleston when the British army invaded Charleston in 1780, but he left behind a southern Baptist people forever changed by his energetic ministry. Harts accommodating stance toward slavery enabled him and the white Baptists who followed him to reach the center of southern society, but also eventually doomed the national Baptist denomination of Harts dreams. More than abiography, Oliver Hart and the Rise of Baptist America seamlessly intertwines Harts story with that of eighteenth-century American Baptists, providing one of the most thorough accounts to date ofthis important and understudied religious groups development. This book makes a significant contribution to the study of Baptist life and evangelicalism in the pre-Revolutionary South and beyond. Author Biography Eric C. Smith is Senior Pastor of Sharon Baptist Church in Savannah, Tennessee, and Associate Professor of Church History at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky. He is also the author of John Leland: A Jeffersonian Baptist in Early America (OUP, 2022). Table of Contents Introduction1. "The humble Baptists": Oliver Harts Baptist Community2. "The power of religion greatly displayed": Baptists and the Great Awakening3. "All things are become new": Moving to the South4. "Bringing many souls home to Jesus Christ": Moderate Revivalism in Charleston5. "A regular Confederation": Laying the Foundations of the Baptist South6. "Every day brings fresh wonders!": The 1754 Charleston Revival7. "Seals of my ministry": Training the Next Generation8. "Promoting so laudable a Design": Baptist Development in the 1760s9. "Comforts and mercies, losses and crosses": A Transitional Season10. "The rising glory of this continent": The American Revolution11. "Directed in the path of duty": Staying the Course12. "The Baptist Interest": A Respectable Denomination in a New Nation13. "All the Baptists on the Continent": A Dream Briefly Realized Review Smith has done an exemplary job of demonstrating Harts seminal role in American Baptist development in the eighteenth century. One hopes for similar fresh studies of figures such as Edwards and Gano, as well as younger contemporaries such as Richard Furman, Thomas Baldwin, and John Leland. Embedded in their overlapping stories is the larger story of how Baptists in America evolved from backwater sectarians in 1715 to a national evangelical denomination by 1815. * Nathan A. Finn, Southeastern Theological Review *Smith has written a highly readable, elegantly presented, and well researched biography of a colonial pastor who likely deserves more attention than he has hitherto received. Even more commendable is Smiths ability to weave Harts life into the context of colonial American society. * D. G. Hart, Church History *Smiths well-researched and lucidly-written work fills a major lacuna in Baptist studies by providing a focused history of eighteenth-century American Baptist development. Furthermore, by focusing on the life and ministry of Oliver Hart and his promotion of the "Baptist interest," Smith tells a multi-faceted story that captures both the denominational history as well as the realities of everyday existence as lived by one leading exponent. Oliver Hart and the Rise of Baptist America deserves a wide reading among historians of the period as well as those who maintain some affnity with the denomination. * Dustin Bruce, Journal of Andrew Fuller Studies *Smith tells a multi-faceted story that captures both the denominational history as well as the realities of everyday existence as lived by one leading exponent. Oliver Hart and the Rise of Baptist America deserves a wide reading among historians of the period as well as those who maintain some affinity with the denomination. * Dustin Bruce, Journal for Andrew Fuller Studies *Oliver Hart and the Rise of Baptist America achieves exactly what Smith sets out to do, recounting the remarkable institutional development and growth of analytical contributions make the volume well worthwhile to scholars, while his smooth narrative also keeps it easily accessible to more general audiences. For anyone interested in the origins of Baptist influence in America, I wholeheartedly recommend this book. * Reading Religion * Details ISBN0197769837 Pages 352 Language English ISBN-10 0197769837 ISBN-13 9780197769836 Format Paperback UK Release Date 2024-02-08 Author Eric C. Smith DEWEY 286.1092 Year 2024 Publisher Oxford University Press Inc Imprint Oxford University Press Inc Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States AU Release Date 2024-05-01 Audience Professional & Vocational Publication Date 2024-02-05 US Release Date 2024-02-05 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:158129213;

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