- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Baptists: Overview
- Creator:
- Gardner, Robert G. (Robert Granville), 1924-
- Date of Original:
- 2006-03-06
- Subject:
- Baptists--Georgia
African American Baptists--Georgia
Christians--Georgia - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- articles
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
- Description:
- Encyclopedia article providing an overview of the Baptist Church in Georgia. From its beginnings in the seventeenth century, the Baptist denomination has emphasized certain key tenets, including the leadership of God as revealed through Jesus Christ, the authority of the Bible over ecclesiastical tradition, believer's baptism, individual responsibility toward God, the congregational church, local church autonomy that encourages cooperation between congregations, the separation of church and state, and religious liberty. Nevertheless, diversity has also marked Baptist denominational life in Georgia. Because membership figures change constantly, and there is some overlap between Baptist groups, the exact number of Baptists in Georgia is unknown. The best estimate as of 2005 is that there are approximately 8,190 Baptist churches and missions with more than 2,100,000 members.
- Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/arts-culture/baptists-overview/
- Language:
- eng
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- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: "ARTICLE TITLE," New Georgia Encyclopedia. Retrieved [date]: http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org.
- Original Collection:
- Forms part of the New Georgia Encyclopedia.
- Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
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