The Modern Era (The Baptists: Key People Involved in Forming a Baptist Identity, vol. 3)

by Thomas J. Nettles

Publisher:

Mentor

, 2007

Overview

In the final part of Tom Nettle’s Trilogy, he traces some of the modern movements with the Baptist diaspora.

Nettles looks at the downgrade in the British Church through the lenses of C.H. Spurgeon and John Clifford and the decline in America looking at the influences of A. H. Strong, E. Y. Mullins and the Baptist Modernists. Key outcomes are explored that inevitably formulate out of Baptist theology (e.g. separation of church and state).

The ‘renewed contours’ of the present day Baptist movement are also covered with particular reference to recent changes in the Southern Baptist Convention.

Key Features

• Traces some of the modern movements with the Baptist diaspora.
• Looks at the downgrade in the British Church through the lenses of C.H. Spurgeon.
• Offers a distinctive interpretation of the people of God called Baptists.

Praise for The Modern Era

What has it meant, historically, to be a Baptist? Which modern Baptists would Charles Spurgeon recognize as his theological descendants? What happened between Spurgeon’s day and ours? Tom Nettles masterfully explores these and other important questions, setting a new standard for Baptist history. This is a book every Baptist should read. Indeed, anyone interested in the Baptists would do well to start with these three powerful volumes. Nettles has not only given us standard texts on Baptist history, the life stories told here provoke devotional meditation, desire for faithfulness, and careful thought. Praise God for these books, then read them carefully, mark them thoroughly, revisit them through the years, and impart this history to the coming generations.

--James M. Hamilton Jr., Professor of Biblical Theology, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville, Kentucky

This volume completes Tom Nettles’ magisterial study of Baptist history. Building on his earlier research, Nettles carries the Baptist story into our own times. A work rich in detail and offering a distinctive interpretation of the people of God called Baptists.

--Timothy George, Founding Dean of Beeson Divinity School, Samford University, Birmingham, Alabama

Product Details

• Title: The Baptists, Volume 3: The Modern Era
• Author: Thomas J. Nettles
• Series: The Baptists: Key People Involved in Forming a Baptist Identity
• Volume: 3
• Publisher: Mentor
• Print Publication Date: 2007
• Logos Release Date: 2024
• Pages: 449
• Era: era:contemporary
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Reader Edition
• Subject: Baptist Church › History
• ISBNs: 9781845502119, 1845502116
• Resource ID: LLS:BPTSTSMBPTSTS03
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2024-05-06T20:11:38Z

About Thomas J. Nettles

Professor of Historical Theology (1997), Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.