A Hill On Which to Die: One Southern Baptist's Journey

Features

• Cover Type: Hard Cover with 362 pages
• Published by: B&H Publishing Group July 1999
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 0805416773
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-0805416770
• Book Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.3 x 1.3 inches
• Weighs: 1.5 pounds

Reader Reviews
As a non-Baptist, I nonetheless have an interest in the struggle for Biblical fidelity in any denomination or institution. I have read several books on the "liberal vs. conservative" theological battles in different venues. It is crucial, in a time where most mainline denominations have cascaded down the slippery slope of liberalism (while consistently losing members) that believers in the authority of God's Word not be forced out, ridiculed, or left bereft of power in the few churches where theological conservatism still has at least some representation. I did not realize the extent liberalism had taken hold in the Southern Baptist Convention until I read this book. The story of how conservatives retook the ground lost to liberalism in this denomination is a story that needed to be told. Some of the book, especially dealing with denominational structure, is somewhat confusing, although I'm sure through no fault of the author. When you have a structure where a Committee on Comittees appoints a Committee on Boards, which now has a different name, and they appoint other boards and committees with varying term lengths, you can see where it would take a legal mind just to wade through all the folderol. The writing, in general, could have used some "spicing up". I think the author could have benefitted greatly by using a collaborator. Nevertheless, I recommend this book for liberals and conservatives alike, Baptist or not, who have an interest in this ongoing battle between the theological right and left.