Includes bibliographical references (p. [238]-248) and index.
Contents:
The story of a prophetic priest -- Early narratives: a scripted child -- Faith and education journeys -- Young adulthood and foundational leadership -- The mandate for applied Christianity -- San Antonio beckons: visionary pastoral leadership -- Denominational leadership: enlarging the vision -- Ventures in international relations -- Kingdom communication in a television age -- Loving past your theology: the pain of a prophetic priest -- Transitions: new geography, new ministries, new leadership -- The measure of a man and his ministry.
Summary:
Jimmy Allen served as the last "moderate" president of the Southern Baptist Convention concluding his second term in 1979, the first year of the emergence of a new "fundamentalist" leadership of the convention. His life parallels the movement of Baptists in the South from a folk people rooted in a predominantly rural ethos into an urban, increasingly educated, and diverse people. --from publisher description
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