More than a Symbol: The British Baptist Recovery of Baptismal Sacramentalism: 2 (Studies in Baptist History and Thought) - Softcover

Fowler, Stanley K.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1597527335 ISBN 13: 9781597527330

Publisher: Wipf and Stock, 2007

Synopsis

'More than a Symbol' seeks to demonstrate that the interpretation of baptism as a mere symbol bearing witness to a previously completed conversion experience is inadequate both as a summary of biblical teaching and as a summary of Baptist thought. Starting with H. Wheeler Robinson and culminating in the work of G. R. Beasley-Murray, British Baptists in the twentieth century argued effectively that baptism must be interpreted as an effective sign, a meeting place of grace and faith, a sacrament rather than a mere symbol. This book argues that the New Testament exegesis that is at the heart of this reformulation is fundamentally accurate, and that the resulting system is theologically coherent. The book also argues that this view is not a Baptist novelty, but is rather a recovery of the foundational Baptist thought of the seventeenth century.

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About the Authors

Stanley K. Fowler serves as Professor of Theology at Heritage Seminary in Cambridge, Ontario, Canada. He is an ordained minister in the Fellowship of Evangelical Baptist Churches in Canada.

William H. Brackney is currently Pioneer MacDonald Professor of Baptist Theology and Ethics at Carey Theological College in Vancouver, BC. Previously he taught at Acadia University, Baylor University, and McMaster University, where he was Dean of Theology. His special interests are Post-Reformation thought and human rights-related ethical issues. He has published over forty books and is a research fellow at several graduate institutions. Dr. Brackney was educated at the University of Maryland (BA, honors), Eastern Baptist Theological Seminary (MAR), and Temple University (MA, PhD, with distinction).

Edition details

• Publisher: Wipf and Stock
• Publication date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1597527335
• ISBN 13: 9781597527330
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 310