The Baptist Identity: Four Fragile Freedoms

This book reviews the four freedoms that the Baptist church is based on. Well written and easy to read. Goes well with Baptist history by Leonard.

Very Good and Very informative. I highly recommend the reading of this book because we tend to take for granted the freedoms that allows us to stand and proclaim God's Holy word to the world. Upon reading this book we will realize how fragile our freedoms are becoming in bringing the word of God to a dying world.

I first encountered this book in a college course on Baptist Heritage. Over the years I have used it as a teaching guide for Sunday School classes, as a resource for sermon materials, and for seminars on what it means to be Baptist. Shurden defines Baptists clearly and cogently in a manner that is easy to read, yet full of substance.I strongly recommend this book to persons interested in learning about Baptists, but have been put off by the publicity of the Southern Baptist Convention in recent years. It's good material for persons new to Baptist life/churches.