From Woolloomooloo to "Eternity": A History of Australian Baptists, Volume 2: A National Church in a Global Community

by Ken R. Manley

This pioneering study "From Woolloomooloo to A History of Australian Baptists" describes the quest of Baptists in the different colonies (later states) to develop their identity as Australians and Baptists. It is the first comprehensive history of Baptists in Australia with a national focus. the Baptist story is traced from their beginnings in 1831 with the first baptisms in Woolloomooloo Bay (Sydney) in 1832 down to modern times. Changes and continuities, achievements and failures are carefully analyzed and related to the Wider social, political and cultural context. This second volume traces the continuing growth of a national church with a deep awareness of global responsibilities expressed through cross-cultural mission. How Baptists reacted to the crises of the two world wars, the depression and the dramatic changes in Australia since the 1960s makes a fascinating study of a small denomination within the larger Christian life of the nation. The reinvention of much Baptist life across the last decades is depicted and the challenges and opportunities for the new millennium are explored.

Hardcover

First published January 1, 2006