The Kingdom of God in Rechenschaft vom Glauben: A British Baptist’s Perspective on the German Baptists’ Confession of Faith
The 2021 republication of the German Baptist statement of faith, Rechenschaft vom Glauben (first published in 1977), affords an opportunity to reflect on its wider significance beyond Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Having undertaken a detailed and methodical study of the text and context of the R...
| Published in: | European journal of theology |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Amsterdam University Press
2022
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European journal of theology
Year: 2022, Volume: 31, Issue: 2, Pages: 240-260 |
| IxTheo Classification: | KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history KBB German language area KDG Free church NBC Doctrine of God NCC Social ethics |
| Further subjects: | B
Baptists
B Confession B Kingdom of God B Rechenschaft vom Glauben B rule of God |
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| Summary: | The 2021 republication of the German Baptist statement of faith, Rechenschaft vom Glauben (first published in 1977), affords an opportunity to reflect on its wider significance beyond Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Having undertaken a detailed and methodical study of the text and context of the Rechenschaft vom Glauben, it is my conviction that this Baptist confession of faith retains its relevance today. Taking the kingdom of God as my point of departure, I offer both a descriptive elucidation and a critical appraisal of the Rechenschaft. My main aim is to bring this key Baptist confession to the attention of English-speaking evangelical theologians and church leaders throughout Europe and to encourage them to follow the lead of the Rechenschaft in its insistence that the kingdom of God constitutes the central reference point for evangelical theology. |
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| ISSN: | 2666-9730 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: European journal of theology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.5117/EJT2022.2.004.SEAR |