The Baptist Identity: Four Fragile Freedoms

This is a quick read with lots of great information and background. I read this and ended up passing it off to a few other people to also greatly enjoyed it.

A truly excellent book for Baptists and Protestants of similar mind who hold to the Baptist tradition of freedom, and for those who are interested in learning more about it. For me, it is a wonderful intersection between theology and church history. Finally, the appendices are well chosen voices from Baptist history. There is nothing quite like reading these for oneself, rather than another's summary of them.

Interesting book. This would be useful for someone who wants to understand where Baptists stand on religious freedom. The author concludes by reminding us that our religious freedoms must be protected or we run the risk of losing them. I liked that Shurden writes in a very readable style. What could have been a dry subject was not presented that way at all.

I wanted to firm up my understanding of Baptist ideological thought, and this book provided an in-depth history and insight into the Baptist traditions, thinking, and theological basis. I came away knowing more about the Baptist way of life than many Baptist parishioners, who were literally born as Baptists.** - of course, Baptist polity will teach you that Baptists firmly believe in choice and free-will, so no one is born a Baptist.

An excellent work. A must for any individual who is interested in gaining a deeper understanding of these four critical and essential principles which are part of classical Baptist thought.The book arrived in a timely fashion and was in excellent condition.WBTColumbia, MO

Very Good and Very informative. I highly recommend the reading of this book because we tend to take for granted the freedoms that allows us to stand and proclaim God's Holy word to the world. Upon reading this book we will realize how fragile our freedoms are becoming in bringing the word of God to a dying world.

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Easy to read while being incredibly well argued and researched. This book makes me proud to be a Baptist!