This study of left-wing puritan and separatist ecclesiology in Elizabethan and Jacobean England explores such topics as the relationship of soteriology, eschatology, and puritan covenant thought to ecclesiology; radical puritan and separatist ideals about the government of gathered churches; the role of synodical authority, and the relationship between church and state. Brachlow underlines the shared ecclesiastical ideals of both radical puritans and separatist "congregationalists," recognizing that while there were presbyterian as well as congregational tendencies in each tradition, they...

This collection of essays examinessome of the "myths" in Baptist historyand theology these include theidea of development in Baptistthought studies in the church baptismalsacramentalism communityspirituality soul competency womenBaptist bishops creeds and the Bibleand overseas missions.