President Poteat's Opening Address at Wake Forest
Author | : William Louis Poteat |
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Author | : William Louis Poteat |
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Author | : Randal L. Hall |
Publisher | : University Press of Kentucky |
Total Pages | : 344 |
Release | : 2014-10-17 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 0813157684 |
William Louis Poteat (1856-1938), the son of a conservative Baptist slaveholder, became one of the most outspoken southern liberals during his lifetime. He was a rarity in the South for openly teaching evolution beginning in the 1880s, and during his tenure as president of Wake Forest College (1905-1927) his advocacy of social Christianity stood in stark contrast to the zeal for practical training that swept through the New South's state universities. Exceptionally frank in his support of evolution, Poteat believed it represented God at work in nature. Despite repeated attacks in the early 1920s, Poteat stood his ground on this issue while a number of other professors at southern colleges were dismissed for teaching evolution. One of the few Baptists who stressed the social duties of Christians, Poteat led numerous campaigns during the Progressive era for reform on such issues as public education, child labor, race relations, and care of the mentally ill. His convictions were grounded in a respect for high culture and learning, a belief in the need for leadership, and a deep-seated faith in God. Poteat also embodied the struggle with the intellectual compromises that tortured contemporary social critics in the South. Though he took a liberal position on numerous issues, he was a staunch advocate for prohibition and became a strong supporter of eugenics, a position he adopted after following his beliefs in a natural hierarchy and absolute moral order to their ultimate conclusion. Randal Hall's revisionist biography presents a nuanced portrait of Poteat, shedding new light on southern intellectual life, religious development, higher education, and politics in the region during his lifetime.
Author | : Wake Forest College |
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Total Pages | : 44 |
Release | : 1922 |
Genre | : Universities and colleges |
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Author | : Wake Forest University |
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Total Pages | : 12 |
Release | : 1983 |
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Author | : William H. Brackney |
Publisher | : Rowman & Littlefield |
Total Pages | : 723 |
Release | : 2021-02-15 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 1538122529 |
Baptists are a major group of Christians with a worldwide presence. Originating in the English Puritan-Separatist tradition of the 17th century, Baptists proliferated in North America, and through missionary work from England, Europe, and North America, they have established churches, associations, unions, missions, and alliances in virtually every country. They are among the most highly motivated evangelists of the Christian gospel, employing at present in excess of 7,000 domestic and overseas missionaries. Important characteristics of the Baptists across their history are: the authority of the Scriptures, individual accountability before God, the priority of religious experience, religious liberty, separation of church and state, congregational independence, and a concern for the social implications of the gospel. Baptists recognize a twofold ministry (deacons and pastors) or a threefold order (deacons, elders, pastors). Historical Dictionary of the Baptists, Third Edition expands upon the second edition with an updated chronology, an introductory essay, a bibliography, and hundreds of cross-referenced dictionary entries on important events, doctrines, and the church founders, leaders, and other prominent figures who have made notable contributions.
Author | : William H. Brackney |
Publisher | : Scarecrow Press |
Total Pages | : 714 |
Release | : 2009-09-16 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 0810870711 |
With 110 million members worldwide, Baptists are surpassed only by Roman Catholic and Orthodox groups as the largest segment of Christians. The term 'Baptist' has its origins with the Anabaptists, the denomination historically linked to the English Separatist movement of the 16th century. Although Baptist churches are located throughout the world, the largest group of Baptists lives in the Southern United States, and the Baptist faith has historically exerted a powerful influence in that region of the country. The A to Z of the Baptists relates the history of the Baptist Church through a chronology, an introductory essay, a bibliography, and hundreds of cross-referenced dictionary entries on important events, doctrines, and the church founders, leaders, and other prominent figures who have made notable contributions. This volume commemorates the 400th anniversary of the founding of the Baptist movement in 1609.
Author | : Wake Forest College |
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Total Pages | : 110 |
Release | : 1908 |
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Author | : Ludwik Wodka |
Publisher | : Lulu.com |
Total Pages | : 256 |
Release | : 2017-07-10 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1387092421 |
A brief history of the Scottish Rite Freemasons of Raleigh, North Carolina, tracing their history from the mid-19th century through the Valley's formal establishment in 1917 to the present day.
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Total Pages | : 552 |
Release | : 1907 |
Genre | : Arbitration (International law) |
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Total Pages | : 300 |
Release | : 1925 |
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