Continued from part 1. Reformation Era In many ways, the Reformation can be properly viewed as both a return to and development of what went before and not, as it is often popularly conceived, as a break from the past. Though speaking immediately in the context of the doctrine of continue reading…
I initially wrote the following posts in 2021 as a paper for an Historical Theology overview course at Covenant Baptist Theological Seminary. I was assigned to treat the development of the doctrine of one of the chapters in the Baptist Confession of which I chose chapter thirty-one “Of the State continue reading…
An impressive survey of beliefs from the early Church. Hill’s primary thrust in this publication of his dissertation is that the chiliasm of the early Church was inextricably intertwined with a view of the intermediate state in which the saints were not permitted entrance to heaven/Christ’s presence until after Christ’s continue reading…
A great sequel to The End Times Made Simple, this book focuses mostly on peripheral questions rather than on what are the big picture questions of eschatology. It is, therefore, a fantastic resource for someone who wants to go beyond asking “when is the rapture” and “what and when is continue reading…
Very interesting exploration of early Baptist ecclesiology. By no means an easy read, the reading can be a bit tedious at times due to the large number of quotations that are incorporated. But the information given is invaluable and well worth the occasional slog to get through. The information found continue reading…
A good though short history of Baptist origins in America. Waldron briefly gives the story of how the Particular (Reformed) Baptists first came to dominate religious life in America and then, for various reasons, lost or abandoned their beliefs, opening the door for Modernism/Liberalism, Dispensationalism, and other departures from the continue reading…