In Search of the New Testament Church: The Baptist Story

by C. Douglas Weaver and Director of Undergraduate Studie and Professor of Religion C Douglas Weaver

Book Overview

When John Smyth organized the first Baptist church, he wanted to establish the New Testament church; believer's baptism was the missing link. Baptists of subsequent eras often continued the search to embody "New Testament Christianity." Unique to surveys of Baptist life, Doug Weaver highlights this restorationist theme as a way to understand Baptist identity. Weaver does not force the theme, but the "search" is ever present. It is found in the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0881461059
• ISBN13: 9780881461053
• Release Date: January 2008
• Publisher: Mercer University Press
• Length: 298 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 8.9"