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Davis, Jimmy Thomas – 1987
By tracing and connecting significant shifts in Baptist political and theological rhetoric to trends within the larger culture, this rhetorical transformation can be seen as establishing and maintaining these groups as significant forces in American culture. Before 1800, Baptists were against infant baptism, regarding baptism as a matter of…
Descriptors: Christianity, Church Role, Cultural Influences, Interfaith Relations
O'Reilly, Robert C.; Fellman, Beverly – 1982
State regulation of nonpublic schools in Nebraska is the topic addressed in this paper. The paper examines recent court decisions in the state relating to this issue and also traces the progress and eventual fate of several bills introduced in the Nebraska legislature concerning waiving requirements for nonpublic schools. Nonpublic schools in…
Descriptors: Church Role, Constitutional Law, Court Litigation, Elementary Secondary Education
Ferguson, Barry, Ed. – 1991
This book consists of 17 essays concerning the history of the Anglican church and its missions in western Canada. Essays examine the social and political role of the Anglican church, its influence among Native and non-Native populations, its effects on educational development, and the status of women in the church. Chapters 6, 8, 9, and 14 are…
Descriptors: Acculturation, American Indian Education, Canada Natives, Church Role