Baptist Identity (CH3704W)

Content

This unit introduces students to the main features of Baptist history and belief. Students will examine Baptist origins and developments within their historical contexts and give attention to the implications of the Baptist heritage for contemporary faith and practice.

Learning outcomes

Unit sequence

15 points in CH and 15 points in CT

Pedagogy

Lectures, tutorials, videos, online forums

Indicative Bibliography

• Bebbington, David W. Baptists through the centuries. Waco: Baylor University Press, 2010. (recommended for purchase)
• Brackney, William H. (ed.). Historical Dictionary of the Baptists, 2nd edn. Lanham: Scarecrow Press, 2009.
• Chute, Anthony L. et al. The Baptist Story: From English Sect to Global Movement. Nashville: B&H Publishing, 2015.
• Cupit, Tony et al. ‘From five barley loaves’: Australian Baptists in Global Mission 1864–2010. Preston: Mosaic Press, 2013.
• Fiddes, Paul S. Tracks and Traces: Baptist Identity in Church and Theology. Carlisle: Paternoster, 2003.
• Johnson, Robert E. A Global Introduction to Baptist Churches. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2010.
• Hayden, Roger. English Baptist History and Heritage. Revd edn. Didcot: Baptist Union of Great Britain, 2005.
• Haymes, Brian et al. On Being the Church: Revisioning Baptist Identity. Milton Keynes: Paternoster Press, 2008.
• Holmes, Stephen R. Baptist Theology. London: T&T Clark, 2012.
  
• Leonard, Bill J. Baptist Ways: A History. Valley Forge: Judson Press, 2003.
• Lumpkin, William L. (ed.). Baptist confessions of Faith. 2nd revd edn. Valley Forge: Judson, 2011. (recommended for purchase)
• Manley, Ken R. From Woolloomooloo to ‘eternity’. 2 Vols. Carlisle: Paternoster, 2006.
• McBeth, H. Leon (ed.). A Sourcebook for Baptist Heritage. Nashville: Broadman, 1990.
• Randall, Ian M. et al. Baptist Identities: International Studies from the Seventeenth to the Twentieth Century. Milton Keynes: Paternoster, 2006.
• Rees, Frank (ed.). Baptist Identity into the Twenty-first Century. Parkville: Whitley College, 2016.
• Williams, Michael et al. Turning Points in Baptist History. Macon: Mercer University Press, 2008.
• Wright, Nigel G. Free Church, Free State: The Positive Baptist Vision. Milton Keynes: Paternoster, 2005.

Assessment