In the Name of God

by O. S. Hawkins

In the Name of God

by O. S. Hawkins

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In the Name of God tells the story of two of the most iconic figures of national lore, George W. Truett and J. Frank Norris, who dominated much of the first half of twentieth century ecclesiology and culture not just in Fort Worth and Dallas but in the whole of America.

In the Name of God

by O. S. Hawkins

In the Name of God, eBook

by O. S. Hawkins

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In the Name of God tells the story of two of the most iconic figures of national lore, George W. Truett and J. Frank Norris, who dominated much of the first half of twentieth century ecclesiology and culture not just in Fort Worth and Dallas but in the whole of America.

Overview

In the Name of God tells the story of two iconic figures of national lore. George W. Truett and J. Frank Norris dominated the ecclesiology and church culture of much of the first half of the twentieth century, not only in Texas, but in the whole of America. Norris, of First Baptist Church in Fort Worth, and Truett, of First Baptist Church in Dallas, lived lives of conflict and controversy. Each led one of the largest churches in the world in the 1920s and & '30s. Each shot and killed a man, one by accident and the other in self-defense. Together, their lives were a panoply of intrigue, espionage, confrontation, manipulation, plotting, scheming, and even blackmail—in the name of God. Yet together . . . they changed the world.

Table of Contents

Introduction
Chapter 1: Two Cities, Two Churches, Two Pastors
Chapter 2: J. Frank Norris: The Texas Tornado
Chapter 3: George W. Truett: The Eternal Optimist
Chapter 4: Conflict and Controversy
Chapter 5: The Influence of J. Frank Norris on Modern Southern Baptist Theology, Church Growth, Evangelism, and Practice
Chapter 6: Conclusion

Overview

In the Name of God tells the story of two iconic figures of national lore. George W. Truett and J. Frank Norris dominated the ecclesiology and church culture of much of the first half of the twentieth century, not only in Texas, but in the whole of America. Norris, of First Baptist Church in Fort Worth, and Truett, of First Baptist Church in Dallas, lived lives of conflict and controversy. Each led one of the largest churches in the world in the 1920s and & '30s. Each shot and killed a man, one by accident and the other in self-defense. Together, their lives were a panoply of intrigue, espionage, confrontation, manipulation, plotting, scheming, and even blackmail—in the name of God. Yet together . . . they changed the world.

Table of Contents

Introduction
Chapter 1: Two Cities, Two Churches, Two Pastors
Chapter 2: J. Frank Norris: The Texas Tornado
Chapter 3: George W. Truett: The Eternal Optimist
Chapter 4: Conflict and Controversy
Chapter 5: The Influence of J. Frank Norris on Modern Southern Baptist Theology, Church Growth, Evangelism, and Practice
Chapter 6: Conclusion

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Product Details

  • ISBN:
    9781087743196
  • Status:
    Active
  • Release Date:
    09/01/2021
  • Page Count:
    224

Product Details

  • ISBN:
    9781087743219
  • Status:
    Active
  • Release Date:
    09/01/2021