Elective course

Baptist Theology and Distinctive Doctrines

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: Manual of Theology (selections) — John L. Dagg
• Required readings: Baptist Theology and Distinctive Doctrines: Required Readings

Units

1. 1. Unit 1 - The Authority of Scripture: Sufficiency and Inerrancy
2. 2. Unit 2 - Regenerate Church Membership: The Church as a Believers' Fellowship
3. 3. Unit 3 - Believer's Baptism: Meaning, Subjects, and Mode
4. 4. Unit 4 - The Lord's Supper as Ordinance
5. 5. Unit 5 - Soul Competency and the Priesthood of All Believers
6. 6. Unit 6 - Religious Liberty and Separation of Church and State
7. 7. Unit 7 - Salvation I: Grace, Faith, Repentance and the Free Offer of the Gospel
8. 8. Unit 8 - Salvation II: General and Particular Baptists, the Calvinism Debate within Baptist Life
9. 9. Unit 9 - The Security of the Believer and Perseverance
10. 10. Unit 10 - Last Things in Baptist Thought: The Views Baptists Hold and the Common Hope