Baptist Roots: A Reader in the Theology of a Christian People Paperback – June 1, 1999

I read the book Baptist Roots as a lcass reading but I am so glad for the experience. The book has answered many of my questions of why am I a baptist? What do we support in the 21st century?This is a book that I will make sure that all my leaders read.

Ordered for my daughter for college. Great deal.

Great content and research item

A must have for you collection.

This book did a good job of developing the topic. It is worthy of a read. Good research and scholarly writing.

Bought for my daughter in college. It was just want she needed.

Very helpful.

Baptist theologians are here allowed to speak for themselves in these excerpts. The diversity of voices is a hallmark of this volume. It includes Anabaptist forebears, African-American Baptists, voices from Asia, Latin America, and Africa, as well as women's voices. There are some idiosyncratic choices, as well as odd selections from the figures chosen, but this reader is breathtaking in its scope. The introductions are usually very insightful and the appendix listing even wider selections of Baptist life and thought and further reading possibilities make the collection even more helpful. Since publication, one of the editors, James Wm. McClendon, Jr., has died. In any future edition, McClendon's own voice needs to be included since he has made a major impact on younger generations of Baptist (and other) theologians, especially in the Free Church tradition.