Baptist Faith in Action: The Private Writings of Maria Baker Taylor, 1813-1895.(Book Review)

Baptist History and Heritage | June 22, 2005| | Copyright

Baptist Faith in Action: The Private Writings of Maria Baker Taylor, 1813-1895. By Kathryn Carlisle Schwartz. Columbia: University of South Carolina Press, 2003. 384 pp.

Some folks say they hate history. Often, however, even those with such an aversion are drawn to the stories of everyday people and how they lived in a previous age. This account of the life of Maria Baker Taylor is such a story. It describes the long life of Taylor as she sought to live out her Baptist faith in the American South. Told by her great granddaughter, this book weaves together some of the ...

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