Elective course

Baptist History and Denominational Development

Interim elective written from within the Baptist and Congregational tradition.

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About the course

• Author: Dr. Wayne Cook
• Languages: English, Spanish, and French.
• Units: 10
• Counts toward: Certificate of Ministry; Associate of Divinity; Master of Theology (Th.M.); Master of Divinity (M.Div.). These are internal ministry recognitions, not official degrees.
• Textbook: A History of the Baptists (selections) — Thomas Armitage
• Required readings: Baptist History and Denominational Development: Required Readings

Units

1. 1. Unit 1 - Who Are the Baptists? Identity and the "Baptist Distinctives"
2. 2. Unit 2 - Roots: Anabaptists, English Separatists, and the Question of Origins
3. 3. Unit 3 - The First Baptists: Smyth, Helwys, and the General Baptists
4. 4. Unit 4 - The Particular Baptists and the London Confessions (1644, 1689)
5. 5. Unit 5 - Baptists in America: Roger Williams, Isaac Backus, John Leland and the Fight for Religious Liberty
6. 6. Unit 6 - Awakening and Mission: Andrew Fuller, William Carey, and Luther Rice
7. 7. Unit 7 - Division and Growth: The Southern Baptist Convention, African American Baptists, and Landmarkism
8. 8. Unit 8 - Twentieth-Century Battles: Fundamentalists, Modernists, and the Conservative Resurgence
9. 9. Unit 9 - The Family of Baptists: Southern, Independent, Free Will, Reformed, American, and National Conventions
10. 10. Unit 10 - Baptists Worldwide: Latin America, Africa, Asia, the Baptist World Alliance, and the Future