Baptist theology / Stephen R. Holmes.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication Page; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Baptist Theology?; Chapter 1: Baptist Beginnings; The English Reformation and the Separatist Movement; The Beginnings of the Baptist Movement; The Eighteenth Century; Chapter 2: Baptists in North America; Beginnings; The Nineteenth Century; Modernism and Fundamentalism; Chapter 3: Baptists Beyond North America in the Modern Period; British Baptist Life and thought from 1800; The Development of Baptist Life in Continental Europe; Baptist Theology in the Majority World.

Chapter 4: Baptist Perspectives on Ecumenical TheologyIntroduction; The Doctrine of God; The Person and Work of Christ; Creation and Eschatology; Revelation and Theological Method; Conclusion; Chapter 5: The Baptist Vision of the Church; Believer's Baptism; The Primacy of the Local Church; Congregational Church Government; The Independence and Interdependence of Local Churches; The Word of God; the Spirit of God; Leadership within the Church; Chapter 6: Christ is Lord, and the Believer is Free; Beginnings: Thomas Helwys and Roger Williams on Liberty of Conscience.

Chapter 5Chapter 6; Chapter 7; Bibliography; Works on Baptist Theology; Works on Baptist History; Full Bibliographic Details of Works Cited; Index.

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"This book considers the distinctive ideas and expressions of Christian faith to be found in the historic Baptist churches. An outline of the history of the Baptist movement will be offered, from its British beginnings in Amsterdam in 1609, through its varied developments in Britain, Europe and North America, to its worldwide presence and diversity today, and its relationship to many other churches with apparently-similar practices (Pentecostal and 'new' churches, e.g.). Holmes draws the various threads together, noting the real diversities in the history of Baptist theology, but suggesting that in a vision of the present and urgent Lordship of Christ experienced in the local congregation, there is a thread that links most of these distinctives."--Publisher's description.

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