Materials Toward a History of Feet Washing among the Baptists compiles data on the relationship of the rite of feet washing and Baptists, particularly as practiced in Missionary Baptist churches. Arranged in a chronological and geographical format, Materials allows the reader to see records, controversies and variations of washing the saints’ feet in Baptist churches. The presentation of this resource material will add to the overall knowledge of the practice of feet washing as a Christian rite through the ages, among modern missionary Baptists in particular, and will provide a handy reference for finding primary and secondary sources on the subject.

R. L. Vaughn is a Baptist preacher. He has served several congregations in East Texas. He is a member of the Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies & the Georgia Baptist Historical Society. Vaughn is author of several books, including Approaching 150: a Brief History of the East Texas Musical Convention and Sacred Harp in East Texas (Waymark Publications), Minutes of Mount Carmel Baptist Church of Rusk County 1867-1871 (Ericson Books), and Washing Missionary Baptist Feet in East Texas (Waymark Publications).

"Vaughn did an excellent job researching an obscure subject of which contemporary Baptists have little knowledge. This book is a needed contribution to Baptist historiography. I know of nothing like it." – C. B. Anderson, retired, Jacksonville College

"The work covers practically every aspect of the subject, including definitions of the rite, its biblical and historical roots, its manner of observance past and present, its practice by group and geographical location, and even arguments of those opposed to it. Although the work focuses on Missionary Baptists in the USA and abroad as over against Primitive Baptists, it nevertheless includes all Baptist parties and even bodies outside the Baptist fold. An extra bonus is its appendix that includes a listing of Baptist groups and subgroups in the USA and British Isles, a comprehensive and detailed listing not found elsewhere." -- Albert W. Wardin, Jr., Professor Emeritus of History, Belmont University

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