Authority and Power in the Free Church Tradition

“Can readily be said to be an important piece of sociological analy­sis. It effectively employs—and skilfully modifies—the Weberian model of rational—bureaucratic authority, and provides a clear sociological exposition of the organizational dilemma of the Baptist movement.”—British Journal of Sociology

“It must be hailed as one of the most important-recent contri­butions to the sociology of religion.”—UnionSeminary Quarterly Review