RT Article
T1 The Kingdom of God in Rechenschaft vom Glauben: A British Baptist’s Perspective on the German Baptists’ Confession of Faith
JF European journal of theology
VO 31
IS 2
SP 240
OP 260
A1 Searle, Joshua T. ca. 21. Jh.
LA English
YR 2022
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1817406000
AB 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.
K1 Baptists
K1 Rechenschaft vom Glauben
K1 Confession
K1 Kingdom of God
K1 rule of God
DO 10.5117/EJT2022.2.004.SEAR