Baptists in America Quotes

“Another way of putting this is that black Baptists were outsiders to the dominant white/European way of doing church. Instead, they forged a history of their own, and even their own distinct form of sacred music.”
― Thomas S. Kidd, Baptists in America: A History

“Baptist associations frequently noted participation in “concerts of prayer” for revival, based on a model originally proposed by the Congregationalist pastor-theologian Jonathan Edwards.”
― Thomas S. Kidd, Baptists in America: A History

“To Jefferson, the best way to support religion was to grant all citizens religious liberty.”
― Thomas S. Kidd, Baptists in America: A History

“Early twentieth-century Baptists had a hard time resisting the temptation to conflate soul freedom with the autonomy of the individual, a secular notion that liberal Protestants and secular liberals alike embraced.”
― Thomas S. Kidd, Baptists in America: A History