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Because of Eve is a thorough examination of how the Church and Christian men sought to define women and the roles women must play within the church, home, and society for more than two thousand years. The book examines the works of theologians, decrees of councils, canon law, statements of faith, and a myriad of other pronouncements that affected their generation--and the following generation's--beliefs concerning women. Each chapter considers...

Here assembled under one cover is a vast selection of primary sources of Texas Baptist history, ranging from church minutes, state and association convention records, newspaper articles, records of Baptist universities, and speeches of prominent Texas Baptists.

This is the story of how one man, Samuel Augustus Hayden, almost destroyed the newly organized Baptist General Convention of Texas (BGCT) before it could take root. In the final decades of the nineteenth century, Hayden caused such unrest among Texas Baptists that after a failed attempt to take over the BGCT, he was expelled from the state body. In turn, he created a rival organization, the Baptist Missionary Association (BMA), which continued...

Never before has so much information on the lives of so many Texas Baptists appeared in one source prior to this work, one would have to examine dozens of books and visit dozens of libraries and private holding spread across the state of Texas and beyond to acquire the information found in this one text. One particular strength of this book may be found in Early's excellent use of primary source material. By doing his own research Early correc...

One of the earliest Baptist voices and martyr for his faith, Thomas Helwys was the first permanent Baptist and founder of the first Baptist church in England. This title provides the reader with a theological biography of Helwys and a compilation of his extant writings.