The English Baptists of the Nineteenth Century, vol. 3.

Briggs's English Baptists of the nineteenth century is the third volume in a four-part series on English Baptist history. In writing this book, the author rejects the chronological approach for a somewhat varied collection of essays that provide helpful insights into the traditions and practices of nineteenth-century English Baptists. Each chapter focuses on a broad aspect of nineteenth-century Baptist development. Topics include a discussion of the theological and liturgical issues which set nineteenth-century Baptists apart from their Nonconformist colleagues, the sometimes mercurial relationship between General and Particular Baptists and their eventual union at the century's …