Since the annual Southern Baptist Convention (of which I am a part) is meeting this week in Louisville and since Baptists will celebrate our 400th anniversary next month, I thought I would give some attention over the next few days to Baptist history, distinctives, figures, etc.
Today, we begin with an article from a 1985 issue of Christian History by Roger Hayden on the history of Baptists. It is a great sketch of the first century of Baptist life (which occurred primarily in England). You can read it here.
