More than a Symbol

by Stanley K. Fowler

'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,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1597527335
• ISBN13: 9781597527330
• Release Date: March 2007
• Publisher: Wipf & Stock Publishers
• Length: 309 Pages
• Weight: 0.98 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.6" x 9.0"