Elizabeth Feray

"What Mean Ye by These Stones?" (eBook, PDF)

The Origins and Architecture of the First Baptist Church of Amarillo
Redaktion: Batson, Howard K.

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

The First Baptist Church of Amarillo is an architectural treasure that resembles the great cathedrals of Europe. How did such a beautiful church come to exist in the Panhandle of Texas at the beginning of the Great Depression? And why did a congregation of Baptists, a denomination not known for emphasizing the role of architectural beauty in worship, undertake such a magnificent project?

"What Mean Ye by These Stones?" seeks to answer these questions by exploring the early history of the church alongside the historical, economic, and social context of West Texas. Additionally, the book identifies a variety of influences on the church's architecture and examines recent building projects undertaken by the current congregation to preserve the church's beauty for future generations. Throughout, Elizabeth Feray argues that FBCA stands as a rare and powerful union of Baptist sensibilities and a traditional Christian emphasis on beauty.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Baylor University Press
• Seitenzahl: 102
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. September 2024
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781481322317
• Artikelnr.: 72353370

Autorenporträt

Elizabeth Feray is from Dallas, Texas. She studied theology and history at Baylor University and now teaches at The Wilberforce School, a K-12 classical Christian school in Princeton, New Jersey.

Howard Batson has served as pastor of First Baptist Church of Amarillo since 1995. In addition to numerous articles, he is the author of Common Sense Church Growth, Jesus Is Lord, and Sacred Spaces. Batson earned a Masters in Divinity from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and a PhD in Biblical Studies from Baylor University.