Baptist Studies – Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary

The following books and articles on Baptist and Free Church Studies are some of those appearing on the Comprehensive Reading List for PhD Students at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary.

General Resources

The Hebrew Old Testament

The Greek New Testament

Cross, F.L., ed. The Oxford Dictionary of the Christian ChurchImage may be NSFW.
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Primary Sources

Boyce, James Petigru. Abstract of Systematic TheologyImage may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.. Baltimore: H. M. Wharton, 1887.

Carey, William. An Enquiry Into The Obligations Of Christians To Use Means For The Conversion Of The HeathensImage may be NSFW.
Clik here to view. (1692). Modern editions available.

Clarke, John. Ill Newes From New-EnglandImage may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.. Reprint. Baptist Standard Bearer, 2004.

Carroll, B.H. Baptists and Their DoctrinesImage may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.. Edited by Timothy and Denise George. Nashville: Broadman & Holman, 1995.

Dagg, John L. Manual of TheologyImage may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.. New Edition. Harrisonburg, VA: Gano Books, 1990.

Dever, Mark, ed.Polity; Biblical Arguments on How to Conduct Church Life (A Collection of Historic Baptist Documents)Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.. Washington, D.C.: Center for Church Reform, 2001.

Fuller, Andrew. The Gospel worthy of all acceptation, or, The duty of sinners to believe in Jesus ChristImage may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.. American Doctrinal Tract Society, 1837. Modern editions available.

Graves, James R. Old Landmarkism: What is it?Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view. Second Edition. Reprint. Texarkana, TX: Bogard Press, 1998.

Harper, L. Keith. Send the Light: Lotti
e Moon’s Letters and Other WritingsImage may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.. Macon: Mercer University Press, 2003.

Helwys, Thomas. A Short Declaration of the Mystery of IniquityImage may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.. Edited by Richard Groves. Macon: Mercer University Press, 1998.

Henry, Carl F.H. The Uneasy Conscience of Modern FundamentalismImage may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.. Grand Rapids, Eerdmans, 1947.

Hiscox, Edward T. The Baptist Church Directory: A Guide to the Doctrines and Discipline, Officers and Ordinances, Principles and Practices of Baptist ChurchesImage may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.. Philadelphia: American Baptist Publication Society, 1894.

Hubmaier, Balthasar. Balthasar Hubmaier, Theologian of AnabaptismImage may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.. Translated and edited by H. Wayne Pipkin and John H. Yoder. Scottdale, PA: Herald Press, 1989.

Klaassen, Walter. Anabaptism in OutlineImage may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.. Scottsdale: Herald Press, 1981.

Lumpkin William L., ed. Baptist Confessions of FaithImage may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.. Valley Forge: Judson Press, 1959. Newer additions available.

McBeth, Leon. A A Sourcebook for Baptist HeritageImage may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.. Nashville: Broadman Press, 1990

Moody, Dale. The Word of Truth: A Summary of Christian Doctrine Based on Biblical RevelationImage may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1981.

Mullins, E.Y. The Axioms of ReligionImage may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.. Compiled by R. Albert Mohler. Edited by Timothy and Denise George. Nashville: Broadman & Holman Publishers, 1997.

Pendleton, James Madison. Baptist Church ManualImage may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.. Nashville: Broadman & Holman, 1966.

Pressler, Paul. A Hill on Which to Die: One Southern Baptist’s JourneyImage may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.. Nashville: Broadman & Holman, 2002.

Rauschenbusch, Walter. A Theology for the Social GospelImage may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.. New York: Macmillan, 1917.

Strong, A.H. Systematic TheologyImage may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.. Philadelphia: Judson Press, 1909.

Wayland, Francis. Notes on the Principles & Practices of Baptist ChurchesImage may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.. New York: Sheldon & Co., 1857.

Williams, Roger. The Bloudy Tenent of Persecution for Cause of Conscience DiscussedImage may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.. Edited by Richard Groves. Macon: Mercer University Press, 2002.

Secondary Sources

Brackney, William H. A Genetic History Of Baptist Thought: With Special Reference To Baptists In Britain And North AmericaImage may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.. Macon: Mercer University Press, 2004.

Bush, L. Russ, and Thomas Nettles. Baptists and the BibleImage may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.. Revised and Expanded. Nashville: Broadman & Holman, 1999.

Durnbaugh, Donald F. The Believers’ Church: The History and Character of Radical ProtestantismImage may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.. Scottdale: Herald Press, 1968.

Estep, William R. The Anabaptist Story: An Introduction to Sixteenth-Century AnabaptismImage may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1996.

George, Timothy and David S. Dockery, eds. Theologians of the Baptist TraditionImage may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.. Nashville: Broadman & Holman, 2001.

Hammett, John. Biblical Foundations for Baptist Churches: A Contemporary EcclesiologyImage may be NSFW.
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Hankins, Barry. Uneasy in Babylon: Southern Baptist Conservatives and American CultureImage may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.. Tuscaloosa: University of Alabama Press, 2002.

Lee, Jason K. The Theology of John Smyth: Puritan, Separatist, Baptist, MennoniteImage may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.. Macon: Mercer University Press, 2003.

Leonard, Bill J. Baptist Ways: A HistoryImage may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.. Valley Forge: Judson Press, 2003.

McBeth, H. Leon. The Baptist Heritage/Four Centuries of Baptist WitnessImage may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.. Nashville: Broadman & Holman, 1987.

Norman, Stan. More Than Just a Name: Preserving Our Baptist IdentityImage may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.. Nashville: Broadman & Holman, 2001.

Patterson, Paige. Anatomy of a Reformation: The Southern Baptist Convention 1978–2004. Fort Worth: Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2004.

Sutton, Jerry. The Baptist Reformation: The Conservative Resurgence in the Southern Baptist ConventionImage may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.. Nashville: Broadman & Holman, 2000.

Torbet, Robert G.. History of the BaptistsImage may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.. 3rd ed. Valley Forge: Judson Press, 1963.

Vedder, Henry C. A Short History of the BaptistsImage may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.. Philadelphia: American Baptist Publication Society, 1891.

Verduin, Leonard. The Reformers and Their StepchildrenImage may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.. Sarasota, FL: Christian Hymnary Publishers, 2000.

White, B.R. English Separatist Tradition from the Marian Martyrs to the Pilgrim FathersImage may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.. London: Oxford University Press, 1971.

Williams, George Huntston. The Radical ReformationImage may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.. Third Edition. Kirksville, MO: Sixteenth Century Journal Publishers, 1992.

Articles

Garrett, James Leo. “Restitution and Dissent among Early English Baptists: Part 1.” Baptist History and Heritage 12 (October 1977): 198-210, 251.

_______. “Restitution and Dissent among Early English Baptists: Part 2.” Baptist History and Heritage 13 (April 1978): 11-27.

Moore, LeRoy. “Crazy Quilt: Southern Baptist Patterns of the Church,” Foundations 20 (1977): 12–35.

White, B.R. “The Doctr
ine of the Church in the Particular Baptist Confession of 1644,” Journal of Theological Studies, New Series, 19 (October 1968): 570-590.

Yarnell, Malcolm. “Changing Baptist Concepts of Royal Priesthood,” in The Rise of the Laity in Evangelical ProtestantismImage may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.. Edited by Deryck W. Lovegrove. London and New York: Routledge, 2002. Pp. 236-252.

_______. “Are Southern Baptists Evangelicals?” Ecclesiology 2 (2005): 195-212.