Jonas explores Baptist tradition in new textbook

      Dr. Glenn Jonas, Howard Professor of Religion and chairman of the department of Religion and Philosophy at Campbell University, has edited a new Baptist history textbook highlighting the diversity of the Baptist movement in North America. “The Baptist River: Essays on Many Tributaries of a Diverse Tradition” is published by Mercer University Press.
     The new textbook examines the numerous diverse groups included in the Baptist denomination, including Primitive, Freewill, Seventh-Day, American, Southern, North American and Independent Baptists. Contributors include Deborah Van Broekhoven, Doug Weaver, Sandy Martin, Jerry Faught, William Davidson, John Crowley, Philip Thompson, William Brackney, Don Sanford, Walter Shurden and Lydia Hoyle.
     Mercer University Press calls it “the ideal survey for undergraduate-level students.”
     Dr. Glenn Jonas received a Bachelor of Arts from Mars Hill College and a Master of Divinity from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. He earned a Ph.D. from Baylor University. He is a member of the American Society of Church History, the American Academy of Religion, the National Association of Baptist Professors and the Baptist History and Heritage Society among other organizations. He is the author of “A Critical Evaluation of Albert Henry Newman, Church Historian” and has coauthored “A Journey of Faith: Introduction to Christianity.”