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Notable Reformed Baptist figures in Africa include Conrad Mbewe in Zambia, who has been compared to Spurgeon.<ref>{{cite book|title=The Reading and Preaching of the Scriptures in the Worship of the Christian Church, Volume 7: Our Own Time |first= Hughes Oliphant |last= Old |isbn=0802817718|publisher= Wm. B. Eerdmans |year=2010 |page=228 |url=http://books.google.com/books?id=xdwT0NZo0WUC&pg=PA22}}</ref> |
Notable Reformed Baptist figures in Africa include Conrad Mbewe in [[Zambia]], who has been compared to Spurgeon.<ref>{{cite book|title=The Reading and Preaching of the Scriptures in the Worship of the Christian Church, Volume 7: Our Own Time |first= Hughes Oliphant |last= Old |isbn=0802817718|publisher= Wm. B. Eerdmans |year=2010 |page=228 |url=http://books.google.com/books?id=xdwT0NZo0WUC&pg=PA22}}</ref> |
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Reformed Baptists (sometimes known as Calvinistic Baptists[1]) are Baptists that hold to a Calvinist soteriology.[2] They can trace their history through the early modern Particular Baptists of England. The first Reformed Baptist church was formed in the 1630s.[1] The 1689 Baptist Confession of Faith was written along Reformed Baptist lines.[1]
In 1995, the Trinity Hymnal (Baptist Edition) was published for Reformed Baptist churches in America.[3]
In the United Kingdom
Reformed Baptist churches in the UK go back to the 1630s.[1] Notable early pastors include the author John Bunyan (1628-1688),[1] the theologian John Gill (1697-1771),[1] and the missionary William Carey (1761-1834).[1] Charles Spurgeon (1834-1892), pastor to the New Park Street Chapel (later the Metropolitan Tabernacle) in London, has been called "by far the most famous and influential preacher the Baptists had."[4]
The 1950s saw a renewed interest in Reformed theology among Baptists in the UK.[5] Groups calling themselves "Reformed Baptist" were also differentiated from Strict Baptists and Particular Baptists, who shared a Calvinist doctrine, but differed on ecclesiastical polity.[5]
Peter Masters, pastor of the Metropolitan Tabernacle in London, created the London Reformed Baptist Seminary in 1975.[5]
In the United States
In March 2009, noting the rise of Calvinism in the United States, Time listed several Baptists among current Calvinist leaders.[6] Albert Mohler, president of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, is a strong advocate of Calvinism, although his stand has received opposition from inside the Southern Baptist Convention.[7] John Piper, pastor at Bethlehem Baptist Church in Minneapolis, is one of several Baptists who have written in support of Calvinism.[7]
While the Southern Baptist Convention remains split on Calvinism,[8] there are a number of explicitly Reformed Baptist groups in the United States, including the Association of Reformed Baptist Churches of America,[9] the Continental Baptist Churches,[9] the Sovereign Grace Baptist Association of Churches,[9] and other Sovereign Grace Baptists.[10] Such groups have had some theological influence from other Reformed denominations, such as the Orthodox Presbyterian Church.[11] By the year 2000, Reformed Baptist groups in the United States totalled about 16,000 people in 400 congregations.[12]
In Africa
Notable Reformed Baptist figures in Africa include Conrad Mbewe in Zambia, who has been compared to Spurgeon.[13]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f g Ward, Rowland; Humphreys, Robert (1995). Religious Bodies in Australia: A comprehensive Guide (3rd ed.). New Melbourne Press. p. 119. ISBN 9780646245522.
- ^ Leonard, Bill J. (2009). Baptist Questions, Baptist Answers: Exploring the Christian Faith. p. 5. ISBN 9780664232894. Retrieved 15 March 2011.
- ^ Music, David W; Richardson, Paul Akers (2008). "I will sing the wondrous story": a history of Baptist hymnody in North America. Mercer University Press. p. 491. ISBN 9780865549487. Retrieved 14 November 2011.
- ^ Parsons, Gerald (1988). Religion in Victorian Britain: Traditions. Manchester University Press. p. 107. ISBN 0719025117.
- ^ a b c Weaver, C. Douglas (2008). In Search of the New Testament Church: The Baptist Story. Mercer University Press. p. 224. ISBN 0881461059.
- ^ Van Biema, David (12 March 2009). "The New Calvinism". Time Magazine.
- ^ a b Wills, Gregory (2009). Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 1859-2009. Oxford University Press. p. 542. ISBN 0199831203.
- ^ Lawless, Chuck (2010). The Great Commission Resurgence: Fulfilling God's Mandate in Our Time. B&H Publishing Group. p. 73. ISBN 1433669706.
- ^ a b c Jonas, William Glenn, ed (2006). The Baptist river: essays on many tributaries of a diverse tradition. Mercer University Press. p. 273. ISBN 0881460303.
{{cite book}}:|first=has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Weaver, C. Douglas (2008). In Search of the New Testament Church: The Baptist Story. Mercer University Press. p. 220. ISBN 0881461059.
- ^ Brackney, William H. (2009). Historical Dictionary of the Baptists. Scarecrow Press. p. 473. ISBN 0810856220.
- ^ Johnson, Robert E. (2010). A Global Introduction to Baptist Churches. Cambridge University Press. p. 358. ISBN 0521701708.
- ^ Old, Hughes Oliphant (2010). The Reading and Preaching of the Scriptures in the Worship of the Christian Church, Volume 7: Our Own Time. Wm. B. Eerdmans. p. 228. ISBN 0802817718.
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