This book critically analyzes writings on Baptist distinctives. It argues that these writings constitute a specific theological genre: a confessional theology. Stan Norman shows that there is a continuous body of theological components common to all Baptists.
| Foreword | vii | |
| Introduction: Distinctively Baptist? | 1 | |
| 1 | Defining Baptist Distinctive Genre | 13 |
| 2 | Formation of Doctrine | 30 |
| 3 | A New Distinctive Tradition | 49 |
| 4 | A Distinctive Authority | 64 |
| 5 | A Distinctive Church | 83 |
| 6 | A Distinctive Ordinance | 101 |
| 7 | A Distinctive Polity | 118 |
| 8 | A Distinctive Competency | 135 |
| 9 | A Distinctive Freedom | 148 |
| Conclusion: Distinctively Baptist | 159 | |
| Notes | 169 | |
| Selected Bibliography | 181 | |
| Name Index | 193 | |
| Subject Index | 195 |
Overview
This book critically analyzes writings on Baptist distinctives. It argues that these writings constitute a specific theological genre: a confessional theology. Stan Norman shows that there is a continuous body of theological components common to all Baptists.