First Freedom
The Beginning and End of Religious Liberty
Published on 15. October 2016
Book
Paperback/Softback
288 pages
978-1-4336-4437-5 (ISBN)
Description
Challenges to religious liberty are increasingly common today as historical Christianity comes into conflict with a new, secular orthodoxy. In this thoroughly revised second edition of First Freedom, leading evangelical scholars present the biblical and historical foundations for religious freedom in America, and address pressing topics such as: * Religious freedom and the exclusivity of the gospel * The Christian doctrine of religious liberty * Religious liberty and the public square * Religious freedom and the sexual revolution * Baptist contributions to religious freedom, and much more. The contributors equip churches, pastors, and Christian citizens to uphold this "first freedom" given by God and defended by Christians throughout our nation's history.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Nashville
United States
Publishing group
Cengage Learning, Inc
Dimensions
Height: 228 mm
Width: 6 mm
Thickness: 152 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-4336-4437-5 (9781433644375)
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Persons
Jason G. Duesing is vice president for Strategic Initiatives and assistand professor of Historical Theology at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas. He is also a co-editor and contributor to First Freedom: The Baptist Perspective on Religious Liberty and Upon this Rock: The Baptist Understanding of the Church. Thomas White is vice president of student services and communications as well as associate professor of Systematic Theology at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. Malcolm B. Yarnell III is professor of Systematic Theology, director of the Oxford Study Program, and director of the Center for Theological Research at Southwestern Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas. His books include First Freedom: The Baptist Perspective on Religious Liberty, co-edited with Thomas White and Jason G. Duesing (B&H Academic).
Content
Preface to the Second Edition Acknowledgements Introduction - Jason G. Duesing I. Religious Liberty in History Chapter 1 - Paige Patterson, Mutually Exclusive or Biblically Harmonious: Religious Liberty and Exclusivity of Salvation in Jesus Christ Chapter 2 - Thomas White, The Defense of Religious Liberty by the Anabaptists and the English Baptists Chapter 3 - Malcolm B. Yarnell III, The Contribution of Baptists to American Political Theology II. Religious Liberty 101 Chapter 4 - Barrett Duke, The Christian Doctrine of Religious Liberty Chapter 5 - Evan Lenow, Religious Liberty and the Gospel Chapter 6 - Andrew Walker, Religious Liberty and the Public Square III. Contemporary Challenges to Religious Liberty Chapter 7 - Russell D. Moore, Conservative Christians in an Era of Christian Conservatives: Reclaiming the Struggle for Religious Liberty from Cultural Captivity Chapter 8 - Albert Mohler, Erotic Liberty's Challenge to Religious Liberty Chapter 9 - Thomas White, Religious Liberty and Christian Higher Education Chapter 10 - Travis Wussow, Religious Liberty and International Justice Conclusion - Jason G. Duesing, The End of Religious Liberty Appendix