WILLIAM HENRY BRACKNEY is Vice-President, Dean, and Professor of the History of Christianity at the Eastern Baptist Theological Seminary.

• Series Foreword Preface Introduction: The Problem of Baptist Identity An Overview of Baptist History The Bible: Authority or Battleground A New Vision for the Church Sacraments/Ordinances: Signs of the Faith A New Way: Voluntary Religion The Struggle for Religious Liberty Biographical Entries Isaac Backus--Elhanan Winchester Appendix: A Chronology of Baptist Life Bibliography Index

WILLIAM HENRY BRACKNEY is Vice-President, Dean, and Professor of the History of Christianity at the Eastern Baptist Theological Seminary.

• Series Foreword Preface Introduction: The Problem of Baptist Identity An Overview of Baptist History The Bible: Authority or Battleground A New Vision for the Church Sacraments/Ordinances: Signs of the Faith A New Way: Voluntary Religion The Struggle for Religious Liberty Biographical Entries Isaac Backus--Elhanan Winchester Appendix: A Chronology of Baptist Life Bibliography Index

WILLIAM HENRY BRACKNEY is Vice-President, Dean, and Professor of the History of Christianity at the Eastern Baptist Theological Seminary.

• Series Foreword Preface Introduction: The Problem of Baptist Identity An Overview of Baptist History The Bible: Authority or Battleground A New Vision for the Church Sacraments/Ordinances: Signs of the Faith A New Way: Voluntary Religion The Struggle for Religious Liberty Biographical Entries Isaac Backus--Elhanan Winchester Appendix: A Chronology of Baptist Life Bibliography Index