This book is a profound statement concerning the consistency of the Baptist witness in the context of the historic confession of Christian faith and the biblical witness. It is an effort to preserve and discover the Baptists' "underappreciated contribution to Christianity's theological heritage." The editors present a volume of essays to serve as a resource for pastors, students, teachers and as an introduction to the life and thought of some of the most notable shapers of Baptist theology.

Baptist theologians profiled include John Gill, Andrew Fuller, John Dagg, James Petigru Boyce, John Broadus, A. T. Robertson, Charles Spurgeon, A. H. Strong, B. H. Carroll, E. Y. Mullens, W. T. Conner, Herschel Hobbs, W. A. Criswell, Frank Stagg, Carl Henry, James Leo Garrett and Millard Erickson.

Baptists should read this book to gain a better sense of who they are, others to discover an underappreciated contribution to Christianity's theological heritage. - Mark Noll, Wheaton College

Timothy George is Dean at Beeson Divinity School, Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama. He is also editor, together with his wife Denise, of the Library of Baptist Classics series. He previously was an associate professor of church history and historical theology at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville, Kentucky.
David S. Dockery is President and Professor of Christian Studies, Union University. He has written and contributed to many articles and books and is the founding editor of the Criswell Theological Review. He and his family currently reside in Jackson, Tennessee.