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BAPTIST POLITICAL THEOLOGY

Thomas S. Kidd, Paul D. Miller, and Andrew T. Walker

brentwood, tennessee

Baptist Political Theology

Copyright © 2023 by Thomas S. Kidd, Paul D. Miller, and Andrew T. Walker

Published by B&H Academic

Brentwood, Tennessee

All rights reserved.

ISBN: 978-1-0877-3613-6

Dewey Decimal Classification: 230.6

Subject Heading: BAPTISTS--DOCTRINES \ DOCTRINAL THEOLOGY \ CHRISTIANITY-- POLITICAL ASPECTS

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CONTENTS

Introduction

Thomas S. Kidd, Paul D. Miller, and Andrew T. Walker

Part One

1 The Reformation and Early Development of Baptist Political Theology

Dustin Bruce

2 British Baptist Origins: From Thomas Helwys to Andrew Fuller

Michael A. G. Haykin

3 Roger Williams

James Calvin Davis

4 The Baptists and John Locke

Malcolm Yarnell

5 Baptists and the American Revolution

Kristina Benham and Thomas S. Kidd

6 John Leland

Casey Hough

7 Isaac Backus

Brandon J. O’Brien

8 Baptist Theology and Politics in the Early Nineteenth Century

Tom J. Nettles

9 “They That Wait”: Baptists, Slavery, and Segregation

Eric M. Washington

10 Baptists and the Civil War

Gregory A. Wills

11 Progressive Baptists: The Activist Faith of Walter Rauschenbusch, Henlee Barnette, and James Dunn

Aaron Douglas Weaver

12 The African American Baptist Tradition

Kenneth Reid

13 The Political Theology of Martin Luther King Jr.

Daniel Lee Hill

14 Carl F. H. Henry

Jason G. Duesing and Jesse M. Payne

15 Contemporary Baptist Political Theology: Billy Graham, Charles Colson, Richard Land, Albert Mohler, Russell Moore, and Jonathan Leeman

Cory D. Higdon

16 The Christian Right: From Reagan to Trump

Nathan A. Finn

17 Baptist Witness in a Post-Christian Culture

Karen Swallow Prior

Part Two

18 Baptists in Babylon: ...

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About Baptist Political Theology

Baptist ideals like the separation of church and state have indelibly shaped Western democracies, and Baptist thinkers continue to influence public policy and political engagement today. Yet the historical contours, enduring commitments, and current contributions of Baptist political thought are little understood.

Baptist Political Theology, edited by scholars Thomas Kidd, Paul Miller, and Andrew Walker, introduces readers to the full sweep of Baptist engagement with politics. Part 1 introduces key thinkers from the early 17th century to the current day; Part 2 surveys Baptist involvement specifically in American politics; and Part 3 applies Baptist principles to a range of contemporary issues.

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