Southern Baptist Convention conservative takeover
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Southern Baptist Convention conservative takeover
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Beginning in 1979, the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) experienced an intense struggle for control of the organization. Its initiators called it the conservative resurgence while its detractors labeled it the fundamentalist takeover. It was launched with the charge that the seminaries and denominational agencies were dominated by liberals. The movement was primarily aimed at reorienting the denomination away from a liberal trajectory. It was achieved by the systematic election, beginning in 19
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1979 resurgence campaign
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2007-07-01T17:11:27Z
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2024-08-30T13:45:26Z
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