Why I Am a Baptist: Reflections on Being Baptist in the 21st Century

By: Cecil P. Staton

Book Overview

"A good book to give anyone who asks, 'How can you be a Baptist after all that?' And an encouraging work for those who say, 'I can't stop being Baptist, but I am not a Baptist.' " -Will... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1573122904
• ISBN13: 9781573122900
• Release Date: January 1999
• Publisher: Smyth & Helwys Publishing
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

Argument for staying Baptist

This book is less an explanation of Baptist beliefs (although that is covered by some of the contributors) than a defense of why one should remain in the Baptist denomination even though it's leadership is overwhelmingly conservative. A diverse group of moderate to liberal Baptist leaders (Jimmy Carter and Tony Campolo among them) speak here about the historic principles that - in their view - make the Baptist denomination unique and worth saving: non-creedalism, the sufficiency of every believer, local church self-government, and personal interpretation of the scriptures. They believe that these are the true foundations of the Baptist faith, not doctrinal uniformity. Succeeds as a civil attempt to foster communication within the denomination and let moderates know they aren't alone. Conservatives can draw insight from it as well.