850 pages ; 24 cm

Spine has subtitle: Four centuries of Baptist witness

Includes bibliographical references (pages 823-838) and index

I. The seventeenth century : 1. Baptist beginnings : Overview of Baptist origins ; Religion in England : The ermergence of Puritanism ; From Puritanism to Separatism ; Robert Browne and the pioneer church ; Francis Johnson and the ancient church ; John Robinson and the pilgrim church ; Henry Jacob and the JLJ church. The rise of general Baptists : John Smyth ; The Gainsborough church ; Developing Baptist views ; Break with Helwys ; Helwys's return to England. The rise of particular Baptists : Importance of particular Baptists ; Henry Jacob ; The JLJ church. The recovery of immersion ; The Baptist name ; Sources of Baptist life : The outgrowth of English Separatism ; Anabaptist influence ; Continuation of Biblical teachings ; Succession of Baptist churches. Baptist origins in perspective : Earliest Baptist views ; Seventeenth -century origins ; Are Baptists Protestants?-Baptist churches and denomination ; Role of the Bible -- 2. Defining the faith : Formative influences : Public disputations ; The printed word ; confessions of faith. Doctrinal beliefs : The holy Trinity ; Scripture ; Atonement ; The church ; The ministry ; Baptism ; Communion ; Relation to government ; Religious liberty ; The future hope. Baptist worship ; The emerging denomination : General Baptists ; Particular Baptists

3. Defending the faith : The early Stuart era, to 1640 : John Smyth ; Thomas Helwys ; Leonard Busher ; John Murton. The time of turmoil, 1640-1648 : Edward Barber ; Christopher Blackwood ; John Tombes. The saint's regime, 1648-1660 : John Clarke ; Henry Denne. The later Stuart era, 1660-1688 ; The act of toleration, 1689 -- 4. Baptist beginnings in America : Baptist beginnings in New England : Roger Williams ; The Providence church ; John Clarke ; Swansea ; Boston ; Kittery. Baptist beginnings in the Middle Colonies ; Baptist beginnings in the Southern colonies ; A Baptist profile : An independent development ; Diversity ; Persistent problems ; Internal life -- II. The eighteenth century : 5. General Baptists in England : Decline of General Baptists : Doctrinal problems ; Matthew Caffyn ; Schism and aftermath. The new connection : Forerunners ; Dan Taylor ; Formation of the new connection ; The articles of religion ; new connection progress. Internal life of new connection churches : Shared decisions ; Signing and worship ; Roles of women ; Church discipline

6. Particular Baptists in England : Particular Baptist decline : Rise of hyper -Calvinism ; Sources of hyper-Calvinism ; Skepp and Brine, particular pioneers ; John Gill, leading hyper-Calvinist. Revival among particular Baptists : Forerunners of revival ; Andrew Fuller and "Fullerism". Rise of the missionary movement : William Carey in England ; The Baptist Missionary Society ; William Carey in India -- Internal life of particular Baptists : The particular Baptist fund ; Threats to toleration ; Baptist buildings ; Pastors and religious education ; Laying on of hands ; Conditions of communion ; Church discipline ; Status of children ; Role of women ; Social issues -- 7. Revival fires: Baptists in America : The first Great Awakening ; Rapid expansion : New England ; Middle colonies ; Southern colonies. Separate Baptists in the South : The Sandy Creek Church ; Continuing impact. Baptists and education : Baptist academies ; The Charleston Fund ; Rhode Island College. Baptist associations : The Philadelphia Association (1701) ; The Charleston Association (1751) ; The Warren Association (1767) ; The power and function of associations. Internal life of Baptist churches : The Baptist faith ; The Baptist minister ; The local church ; Special occasions

8. Baptists in Colonial America: the struggle for religious liberty : Religious liberty in New England : Restrictions on religion ; The exemption laws ; Isaac Backus (1724-1806) ; Baptists organized for liberty ; Freedoms achieved. Religious liberty in the middle colonies : Background of toleration ; Benefits to Baptists. Religious liberty in the southern colonies : Restrictions on religion ; John Leland (1754-1841) ; The Baptist petition movement ; The general assessment bill ; Religion in the federal constitution -- III. The nineteenth century : 9. Baptists in Greater Britain : Baptists in England : The Baptist Union ; General Baptists ; The Baptist missionary society ; Expansion at home ; Social issues ; The down grade controversy ; The merger of 1891. Baptists in Greater Britain : Baptists in Scotland ; Baptists in Ireland ; Baptists in Wales. Baptists in the British Commonwealth : Baptists in Australia ; Baptists in New Zealand ; Baptists in South Africa. Baptists in Canada : The Atlantic Provinces ; The Central Provinces ; The Western Provinces

10. United for mission: Baptists in America, 1800-1845 : The Triennial Convention : Beginnings ; Society versus convention plans ; Expansion ; Reversion to society approach ; Foreign missions to 1845. The Baptist General Tract Society : Beginnings ; Expansion ; Relation to the South and West. The American Baptists Home Mission Society : Early home missions ; Survey of the West ; A new society formed ; Home mission achievements. Deepening discord among Baptists : The antimissions movement ; The Campbell controversy. The Southern Baptists Convention : Methods of organization ; Problems in home missions ; Slavery and its aftermath ; Efforts at neutrality ; Two final straws ; The Augusta meeting -- 11. Going separate ways: Baptists in America, 1845-1900 : Baptists in the North : The American Baptist Missionary Union (ABMU) ; The American Baptist Publication Society (ABPS) ; The American Baptist Home Mission Society (ABHMS) ; The American Baptist Education Society (ABES). Baptists in the South : Foreign Mission Board (FMB) ; Home Mission Board (HMB) ; Sunday school board ; Baptists colleges ; Theological education. The landmark movement : Origin ; Leaders ; landmark teachings ; Progress of landmarkism ; Scattered eruptions of landmarkism ; General assessment of landmarkism. Woman's missionary union

12. Baptists beginnings in Europe : An overview of European Baptists : Relation to the Anabaptist movement ; The pietist awakenings ; Intense persecution ; Relation to Baptists in Britain and America ; The role of laymen ; European Baptists and social status. Baptists trailblazers in Europe : Johann Gerhard Oncken ; Julius Wilhelm Kobner ; Gottfried Wilhelm Lehmann. Baptists beginnings: a geographical survey : Central Europe ; Northern Europe ; Southern Europe ; Eastern Europe. At the turn of the century : A measure of growth ; The German connection ; Outlook for the future -- IV. The twentieth century : 13. British Baptists : The Baptists Union : J.H. Shakespeare ; Baptists church house ; Reshaping the church ; New leadership ; Baptist colleges. The Baptist missionary society ; Patterns for growth ; Doctrinal developments : Growing polarization ; The church ; Sacraments ; Ministry ; Christology ; The ecumenical movement ; The charismatic movement. Other Baptists in England ; the Baptists World Alliance ; Signs of renewal ; Baptists in Greater Britain : Baptists in Wales ; Baptists in Scotland ; Baptists in Ireland. Baptists of the British Commonwealth : Baptists in Australia ; Baptists in New Zealand ; Baptists in South Africa. Baptists in Canada : The Atlantic provinces ; The Central provinces ; The Western provinces ; The Baptists Federation of Canada ; The fundamentalist controversy ; Southern Baptists in Canada ; Other Baptists in Canada

14. Northern Baptists : The Northern Baptist convention ; The new world movement ; The fundamentalist movement : Early tremors ; Fundamentalist rallies ; Areas of attack ; A proposed confession ; Two streams of fundamentalism ; Impact of fundamentalism. The American Baptist convention : A new name ; A new headquarters. SCODS: the new shape of Baptists : Restructuring the denominations ; Structural problems. Baptists ministries : Board of International Ministries (BIM) ; Board of National Ministries (BNM) ; Board of Educational Ministries (BEM). Twentieth-century trends : Trends in theology ; Trends in ecumenism ; Relation to other Baptists ; Church life ; The charismatic movement ; Patterns of growth -- 15. Southern Baptists : The emerging denomination : Search for efficiency ; The executive committee ; Convention representation. Financing Southern Baptist ministries : The seventy-five million campaign ; The cooperative program. Geographical expansion of Southern Baptists : Early expansion ; The Comity Agreements ; The turning point ; Later expansion ; Impact of territorial expansion. The general boards : The Foreign Mission Board (FMB) ; The Home Mission Board (HMB) ; The Baptists Sunday school board (BSSB) ; The annuity board (AB). The commissions : The education commission ; Southern Baptists Commission on the American Baptists Theological Seminary ; The brotherhood commission ; The Christian Life Commission (CLC) ; The historical commission ; Radio and television commission ; The stewardship commission. Convention committees ; Woman's missionary union :

Related organizations ; The Margaret Fund ; Missionary training school ; The WMU and stewardship ; Reports to the convention ; Changes in WMU. Theological education : Overview ; The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary (SBTS) ; Southwestern Baptists Theological Seminary (SWBTS) ; New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary (NOBTS) ; Golden Gate Baptists Theological Seminary (NOBTS) ; Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary (GGBTS) ; Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary (SEBTS) ; Midwestern Baptists Theological Seminary (MWBTS) ; Extension studies ; Other schools. Theological developments : Writing theologians ; Pastor-theologians ; Confessions of faith ; Doctrinal controversies ; Special interest groups ; Reflections and impact. Worship in Southern Baptist churches : Emerging traditions ; Diverging traditions ; Changing traditions. Changing roles of Baptist women : Historical background ; New roles, old roles recovered ; Reactions to ordained women ; Organization of women. Recent trends : The role of ministers ; Local church and denominations ; The charismatic movement ; Baptism and communion ; Canadian Southern Baptists ; Resurgence of Calvinism. Summary : Image one: Bible believers or inerrancy dogmatists ; Image two: diligent missionaries or arrogant proselytizers ; Image three: rigid moralists or defenders of values ; Image four: defenders of church-state separation or anti-Roman Catholic

16. The larger Baptist family : Older Baptist groups : General Baptists ; Seventh-day Baptists ; Freewill Baptists ; Primitive Baptists ; Regular Baptists. Ethnic Baptists in America : European Baptists in America ; Hispanic Baptists in the United States ; Asian Baptists in America ; Summary of ethnic ministries. Landmark Baptists : The Baptists Missionary Association (BMA) ; The American Baptists Association (ABA) ; The Baptists Missionary Association of America (BMAA). Fundamentalist Baptists : General Association of Regular Baptists Churches (GARBC) ; Conservative Baptist Association of America (CBAA) ; World Baptist Fellowship (WBF) ; Baptists Bible Fellowship (BBF) ; The Southwide Baptist Fellowship (SBF) ; Baptist fundamentalism in perspective. The Calvinistic Baptists : The pioneer ; Reformed Baptists ; Continental Baptist churches (CBC) ; Calvinists in the Southern Baptists convention ; Calvinism in perspective. The National Baptists : Early black churches ; Early black organizations ; Regional conventions ; Forerunners of national organization ; The National Baptist Convention, 1895-1915 ; The schism of 1915 ; The National Baptist Convention, incorporated ; The National Progressive Baptist convention ; Relation of black and white Baptists -- 17. Baptists in Europe : The twentieth-century setting : The rise of Communism ; Two world wars ; Struggle for religious freedom ; Work of the Baptist World Alliance ; The American presence. Central Europe ; Northern Europe ; Southern Europe ; Eastern Europe. Baptists in Europe: the larger pictures : A minority in the midst of secularism ; Life and work ; Faith and order ; Theological education ; Areas of strength and weakness

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