Date of Award

Spring 5-2013

Degree Type

Honors College Thesis

Department

Communication Studies

First Advisor

John Meyer

Advisor Department

Communication Studies

Abstract

The Southern Baptist Convention is the largest Protestant denomination in the world. For over 150 years, the Convention has grown throughout, not only the southern United States, but throughout the world. Within this denomination, though, two opposing belief strands coexist. Those two strands are Calvinism and Arminianism. The researcher investigates why these two strands coexist and have not led to a schism within the denomination. The researcher also looks at if the two strands will cause a split at some point, or if the issue of the two is a non-issue to most.

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