Born of water and spirit : the Baptist impulse in Kentucky, 1776-1860 /
Richard C. Traylor.
- First edition.
- Knoxville : The University of Tennessee Press, (c)2015.
- 1 online resource (ix, 278 pages) : illustrations, maps
Originally presented as the author's thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Missouri-Columbia, 2003.
Includes bibliographies and index.
From one world to another: conversion, baptism, and communion -- First among equals: the Baptist preacher -- Divine channels of democracy: Baptist churches and associations -- Reforming the impulse, 1825-1845 -- Sisters, friends, and proprietors: women and Baptist identity -- "Determined to persist": African Americans and the pursuit of Baptist identity -- Refining and radiating the impulse.