Southern Baptists, Evangelicals, and the Future of Denominationalism e-bog

Are church denominations necessary; do they even have a future? Such questions are explored in Southern Baptists, Evangelicals, and the Future of Denominationalism, based on a conference of the same name held at Union University where Evangelical and Southern Baptist scholars addressed challenging issues of theology, polity, and practice. Contributors include: Ed Stetzer ("e;Denominationalism: Is There a Future?"e;) James Patterson ("e;Reflections on 400 Years of the Baptist Movement"e;) Harry L. Poe ("e;The Gospel and Its Meaning"e;) Timothy George ("e;Baptists and Their Relations with Other Christians"e;) Duane Liftin ("e;The Future of American Evangelicalism"e;) Ray Van Neste ("e;Pastoral Ministry in Southern Baptist and Evangelical Life"e;) Mark DeVine ("e;Emergent or Emerging"e;) Daniel Akin ("e;The Future of the Southern Baptist Convention"e;) Michael Lindsay ("e;The Changing Religious Landscape in North America"e;) Jerry Tidwell ("e;Missions and Evangelism"e;) David S. Dockery ("e;So Many Denominations"e;) Nathan Finn ("e;Passing on the Faith to the Next Generation"e;) R. Albert Mohler Jr. (title essay)