The Collected Writings of James Leo Garrett Jr., 1950-2015: Volume Two: Baptists, Part II

by James Leo Garrett Jr., Wyman Lewis Richardson (Editor), Dongsun Cho (Foreword by)

Overview

James Leo Garrett Jr., has been called "the last of the gentlemen theologians" and "the dean of Southern Baptist theologians." In The Collected Writings of James Leo Garrett Jr., 1950-2015, the reader will find a truly dazzling collection of works that clearly evince the meticulous scholarship, the even-handed treatment, the biblical fidelity, the wide historical breadth, and the honest sincerity that have made the work and person of James Leo Garrett Jr., so esteemed and revered among so many. The first two volumes of the series explore Dr. Garrett's writings on the experience, history, and lives of Baptist Christians, and this inaugural volume specifically considers Baptists, Baptist views of the Bible, and Anabaptists. Spanning sixty-five years and touching on topics from Baptist history, theology, ecclesiology, church history and biography, religious liberty, Roman Catholicism, and the Christian life, The Collected Writings of James Leo Garret Jr., 1950-2015 will inform and inspire readers regardless of their religious or denominational affiliations.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781532607332
Publisher:	Wipf & Stock Publishers
Publication date:	07/26/2018
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	324
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

James Leo Garrett Jr. is Distinguished Professor of Theology, Emeritus, at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. He is the author of a major two-volume work, Systematic Theology: Biblical, Historical, and Evangelical (Wipf & Stock, 2014), the monumental Baptist Theology: A Four-Century Study (2009), and numerous other books and articles. He currently lives in Nacogdoches, Texas.
James Leo Garrett Jr. is Distinguished Professor of Theology, Emeritus, at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. He is the author of a major two-volume work, Systematic Theology: Biblical, Historical, and Evangelical (Wipf&Stock, 2014), the monumental Baptist Theology: A Four-Century Study (2009), and numerous other books and articles. He currently lives in Nacogdoches, Texas.
Wyman Richardson is the pastor of Central Baptist Church in North Little Rock, Arkansas. He is the author of Walking Together: A Congregational Reflection on Biblical Church Discipline (Wipf & Stock) and On Earth As It Is In Heaven: Reclaiming Regenerate Church Membership (Founders Press). He is the editor of the eight volume The Collected Writings of James Leo Garrett Jr., 1950-2015 (Resource). He has published articles in Leadership, the Southwestern Journal of Theology, the 9Marks Journal, Founders Journal, and The Chesterton Review. He and his wife, Roni Richardson, have one daughter, Hannah.

Table of Contents

Foreword Dongsun Cho ix

Preface James Leo Garrett Jr. xiii

Editor's Introduction xvii

Acknowledgments xxi

I Southern Baptists

1 Vital Issues for Southern Baptists 3

2 A Relevant Word from Dr. Schaff 5

3 Ought Southern Baptists to Divide? 8

4 Crisis in Theological Education 14

5 Vital Issues for Southern Baptists 23

6 Southwestern and Broadway: An Anniversary Report 28

7 Waco Baptist Association, 1860-1985: A Worthy Model for Texas and Southern Baptists 30

8 Who Are Southern Baptists in 1989? 43

9 The Distinctive Identity of Southern Baptists vis-à-vis Other Christians 46

10 Missions and Baptist Systematic Theologies 58

11 Theology Professor Examines Background to Statement 62

12 The Future of Baptist Theology with a Look to Its Past 67

II Southern Baptists and Evangelicals

13 Who Are the Evangelicals? 81

14 What Evangelicals Believe and Practice 107

15 Are Southern Baptists Evangelicals? 125

16 Southern Baptists as Evangelicals 161

17 Are Southern Baptists Evangelicals?: A Further Reflection 174

18 Southern Baptists., Evangelicals, and Southwestern 180

III Baptists and Calvinism

19 Should Southern Baptists Adopt the Synod of Dort? 187

20 Baptists and Calvinism 193

21 Honor Baptists' Calvinist Roots 211

22 An Interview with Dr. James Leo Garrett Jr. 213

IV Baptists and Ecumenism

23 Baptist Relations with Other Christians 227

24 Problems, Issues, and Challenges in Christian Unity 234

25 Baptists and the Pentecostal/Charismatic Movements: A Response to Robert C. Campbell 240

26 Baptist Identity and Christian Unity 243

Bibliography 257

Index of Names 279

Subject Index 287

Scripture Index 299

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

“James Leo Garrett is a Southern Baptist statesman-theologian in a denomination that has often needed more of each. He has consistently modeled a synthesis of sturdy Baptist conviction and warm-hearted evangelicalism that continues to influence those committed to both the Baptist tradition and the evangelical project. Over the years, Garrett’s many books have deeply influenced thousands of pastors and missionaries, yet his dozens of shorter essays and contributed chapters have heretofore been accessible mostly to his fellow scholars. For that reason, Wyman Richardson has performed a great service to all of us by making Garrett’s collected writings more widely available. These volumes are essential reading for everyone interested in Southern Baptist history, identity, and theology, as well as the place of the Baptist branch on the wider family tree of orthodox Christianity.”





—Nathan A. Finn, Provost and Dean of the University Faculty at North Greenville University”

Editorial Reviews

James Leo Garrett is a Southern Baptist statesman-theologian in a denomination that has often needed more of each. He has consistently modeled a synthesis of sturdy Baptist conviction and warm-hearted evangelicalism that continues to influence those committed to both the Baptist tradition and the evangelical project. Over the years, Garrett’s many books have deeply influenced thousands of pastors and missionaries, yet his dozens of shorter essays and contributed chapters have heretofore been accessible mostly to his fellow scholars. For that reason, Wyman Richardson has performed a great service to all of us by making Garrett’s collected writings more widely available. These volumes are essential reading for everyone interested in Southern Baptist history, identity, and theology, as well as the place of the Baptist branch on the wider family tree of orthodox Christianity.”





—Nathan A. Finn, Provost and Dean of the University Faculty at North Greenville University

From the Publisher