RT Book T1 Witnesses to the Baptist heritage: thirty Baptists every Christian should know T2 The James N. Griffith series in Baptist studies A2 Williams, Michael E. 1960- LA English PP Macon, Georgia PB Mercer University Press YR 2015 UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1769932046 AB Baptists lack a single central figure in their origins that Lutherans, Reformed, Presbyterians, and Methodists have with Martin Luther, John Calvin, John Knox, and John Wesley. Additionally, Baptists focus so heavily on the Bible for authority and key beliefs or practices like religious liberty, social justice, missions, and preaching that sometimes Baptists and other Christians forget the significant role that people play in forging and promoting those ideas and practices. This book seeks to address this shortcoming by providing an introductory text of Baptist biographies NO Includes bibliographical references (unnumbered pages 213-232) and index CN BX6493 SN 978-0-88146-548-8 SN 0-88146-548-8 K1 Baptists : Biography K1 Baptists : History K1 Baptists K1 Biographies K1 History