Hercules Collins, a leading pastor among the seventeenth-century English Particular Baptists, understood the potential benefits of the Heidelberg Catechism for the people under his pastoral care. In order to provide them with an accessible version within his own system of church practice, he edited the Heidelberg and published it in 1680 under the title An Orthodox Catechism. (from the Foreword)

In this project, Baiyu Andrew Song explores the mentorship of Chinas first ordained indigenous evangelist, Liang Fa (1789-1855), by Scottish Presbyterian missionary William Milne (1785-1822) in the early nineteenth century. The biblically and contextually informed model of mentorship Milne employed is examined in detail, which is placed in the historical setting of Milne and Liangs time. This project is particularly important in that it pioneers historical study in the area of the early protestant church history in China, specifically in regard to William Milne.

""As a missionary who has...

While Baptists through the years have been certain that ""war is hell,"" they have not always been able to agree on how to respond to it. This book traces much of this troubled relationship from the days of Baptist origins with close ties to pacifist Anabaptists to the responses of Baptists in America to the war in Vietnam. Essays also include discussions of the English Baptist Andrew Fullers response to the threat of Napoleon, how Baptists in America dealt with the War of 1812, the support of Canadian Baptists for Britains war in Sudan and Abyssinia in the 1880s, the decisive effect of the...

These essays are centred on Christ, Scripture and Christ's church and are grouped into biblical, theological, historical and practical categories. Each essay is authored by a theological scholar who is proficient in their field, and viewed as a whole, they provide a collection that challenges and furthers biblical insight on the broad theme of ecclesiology. May they encourage faith and scholarship in the reader--and cultivate a deeper love for Christ and his church.

These essays are centred on Christ, Scripture and Christ's church and are grouped into biblical, theological, historical and practical categories. Each essay is authored by a theological scholar who is proficient in their field, and viewed as a whole, they provide a collection that challenges and furthers biblical insight on the broad theme of ecclesiology. May they encourage faith and scholarship in the reader--and cultivate a deeper love for Christ and his church.

Calvinism and its impact upon Baptist and other free-church traditions is an issue of perennial importance. Indeed, much ink has been employed throughout the years for the purpose of considering just this topic. Obviously Calvinism is a complete doctrinal system, and it bears upon many other areas of theological concern beyond the doctrine of salvation. While many Baptists have had a long and historic association with Calvinistic soteriology, Calvinisms approach to ecclesiology and missiology should leave most self conscious Baptists dissatisfied at best.
This book provides a missiological...