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Record Nr.

UNINA9910779011903321

Autore

Holmes Stephen R

Titolo

Baptist theology [[electronic resource] /] / Stephen R. Holmes

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : T&T Clark, 2012

ISBN

0-567-04644-3

1-280-57945-5

9786613609229

0-567-07789-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (193 p.)

Collana

Doing theology

Disciplina

230.6

Soggetti

Baptists - Doctrines

Baptists - History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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

Isaac Backus and Later Discussions of Liberty of ConscienceLiberty of Conscience and Believers' Baptism; E. Y. Mullins and 'Soul Competency';



Liberty of Conscience Today; Chapter 7: Making Disciples: Mission and Holiness; 'Every Baptist a Missionary'; Mission and Individualism: The Place of the Child in Baptist Life; A Theology Shaped by Mission; Baptist Contributions to Missiology; Discipleship and Holiness; Walking together: Corporate Holiness; Baptist Visions of Christian Ethics; Conclusion; A Vision of Baptist Theology; Notes; Introduction; Chapter 1; Chapter 2; Chapter 3; Chapter 4

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

Sommario/riassunto

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