The Baptists in Australia

by Philip J. Hughes

An earlier highly regarded version of this book (1996) by respectedUniting Church minister and social researcher Philip J Hughes is hereupdated and expanded in association with Darren Cronshaw, aVictorian Baptist pastor and educator.This important book not only surveys significant aspects of AustralianBaptist heritage and beliefs but also analyses contemporary Baptists’identity and role in society. The history includes brief biographies ofleading Baptist figures and an outline of distinctive beliefs andpractices places them clearly in their ecclesial, global and nationalcontext. The second part carefully analyses census data and churchsurveys to oer a comprehensive picture of the social and religiouslife of contemporary Baptists. This most recent data is carefullyinterpreted and makes significant insights available to church leadersand students of religion in Australian society. This is where the“future” of Baptists may be suggested.

86 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1996