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Baptist Confessions of FaithBaptist Confessions of Faith by William Lumpkin
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Contrary to popular myth, Baptists always were a creedal/confessional people
Baptists: A Brief HistoryBaptists: A Brief History by Timothy George
History of the BaptistsHistory of the Baptists by Robert G. Torbet
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The standard summary work on Baptist history
Baptists: Beginning in Britain (Volume 1) (The Baptists)Baptists: Beginning in Britain (Volume 1) (The Baptists) by Tom Nettles
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Nettles convincingly argues for a coherent-truth model of Baptist identity.
Baptists: Beginnings In America Vol.2 (Baptists: Key People Involved in Forming a Baptist Identity) (v. 2)Baptists: Beginnings In America Vol.2 (Baptists: Key People Involved in Forming a Baptist Identity) (v. 2) by Tom Nettles
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Nettles demonstrates the coherent-truth thesis in the beginnings of Baptist life in America
Baptists: Modern Era Vol 3 (v. 3)Baptists: Modern Era Vol 3 (v. 3) by Tom Nettles
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Nettles continues to demonstrate his thesis in the modern era.
Baptists and the BibleBaptists and the Bible by L. Russ Bush
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Bush and Nettles prove that Baptists were always committed to the inerrancy of the Bible
Teaching Truth, Training Hearts: The Study of Catechisms in Baptist LifeTeaching Truth, Training Hearts: The Study of Catechisms in Baptist Life by Tom J. Nettles
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A compilation of important Baptist catechisms, teaching a coherent system of doctrine
Democratic Religion: Freedom, Authority, and Church Discipline in the Baptist South, 1785-1900 (Religion in America)Democratic Religion: Freedom, Authority, and Church Discipline in the Baptist South, 1785-1900 (Religion in America) by Gregory A. Wills
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Wills shows that Baptists of this period were thoroughly committed to congregational polity, regenerate church membership, and church discipline, all of which grew from their theological biblicism
The Baptist HeritageThe Baptist Heritage by H. Leon McBeth
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A good introduction to the history of the Baptists
A Sourcebook for Baptist HeritageA Sourcebook for Baptist Heritage by H. Leon McBeth
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Sources used in the book above are complied and reprinted in this volume
Polity: Biblical Arguments on How to Conduct Church Life (A Collection of Historic Baptist Documents)Polity: Biblical Arguments on How to Conduct Church Life (A Collection of Historic Baptist Documents)
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Dever helpfully reprints documents on Baptist church polity and discipline; Baptists had a thoroughly developed theology of the church
Why I Am a BaptistWhy I Am a Baptist
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Various contemporary authors from various backgrounds explain their Baptist convictions, which are grounded in theology
A history of the English BaptistsA history of the English Baptists by Alfred Clair Underwood
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Underwood is my favorite work on the English Baptists; clear and accurate
History of the English Baptists - Vol. 2History of the English Baptists - Vol. 2 by Thomas Crosby
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Another work on the English Baptists
History of New England With Particular Reference to the Denomination of Christians Called Baptists - Vol. 1 (Baptist History Series, No. 3)History of New England With Particular Reference to the Denomination of Christians Called Baptists - Vol. 1 (Baptist History Series, No. 3) by Isaac Backus
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Good work on the New England Baptists
A Question in Baptist History (Baptist Tradition)A Question in Baptist History (Baptist Tradition) by William Heth Whitsitt
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Whitsitt's ground breaking volume demolishes the Landmark notion of Baptist successionism
Theologians of the Baptist TraditionTheologians of the Baptist Tradition
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Brief biographical data on important Baptist theologians
More Than Just a Name: Preserving Our Baptist IdentityMore Than Just a Name: Preserving Our Baptist Identity by Stan Norman
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Works out principles of Baptist identity
The Baptist Way: Distinctives of a Baptist ChurchThe Baptist Way: Distinctives of a Baptist Church by R. Stanton Norman
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On the basis of clear identity, this volume elucidates classical Baptist distinctives
A Foundation for the Future: The Southern Baptist Message and MissionA Foundation for the Future: The Southern Baptist Message and Mission by Tom J. Nettles
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Nettles traces the theological movements among Baptists to the present
A history of the Charleston Association of Baptist Churches in the state of South Carolina: With an appendix containing the principal circular letters to the churchesA history of the Charleston Association of Baptist Churches in the state of South Carolina: With an appendix containing the principal circular letters to the churches by Wood Furman
A history of the Charleston Association
History of the Sandy Creek Baptist Association from Its Organization in A.D. 1758 to 1858 (The Baptist tradition)History of the Sandy Creek Baptist Association from Its Organization in A.D. 1758 to 1858 (The Baptist tradition) by George W. Purefoy
A history of the Sandy Creek Association
Fifty Years Among the Baptists (Baptist History)Fifty Years Among the Baptists (Baptist History) by David Benedict
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History of the Baptists from 1800-1850, during the period when Baptists were working through tensions between principles and practice