In Pursuit of Purity

Download or read book In Pursuit of Purity written by David Beale and published by BJU Press. This book was released on 1986 with total page 490 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written in 1986, In Pursuit of Purity, by BJU church history professor David O. Beale, is still the most authoritative history of militant Fundamentalism ever written from a Fundamentalist perspective. Beale begins the story with the prayer meeting revivals of 1857 and traces it through the rise of conservative Bible conferences, the ascendance of modernistic liberalism, and the intradenominational battles that ensued. He focuses especially on Baptists and Presbyterians without excluding other groups. Especially helpful for its brief biographical and denominational histories. - Publisher.