By Steve Weaver— When John Gill (1697-1771) died he was widely recognized as the greatest Baptist theologian of the eighteenth century. While pastoring the same congregation for nearly fifty-two years, Gill more than earned the nickname, “Dr. Voluminous,” by publishing more than ten thousand pages during his lifetime! Gill holds the distinction of being the [...]

By Steve Weaver— Benjamin Keach (1640-1704) has been identified by historian Michael Mullet “as the leading Baptist theologian of his era, similar in importance for his denomination as Richard Baxter was for the English Presbyterians, John Owen for the Congregationalists and Robert Barclay … for the Quakers.”[1] Keach’s theological pilgrimage took him from his baptism [...]

By Matthew Barrett – In the March issue of Credo Magazine, “Make Disciples of All Nations,” we sought to ignite a passion for missions. And what better timing as this year marks the 200th anniversary of Adoniram and Ann Judson setting sail aboard the Caravan with to take the gospel to Burma. In weeks past [...]

By Steve Weaver —  William Kiffin (c. 1616-1701) is widely regarded as one of the founding fathers of English Particular Baptists. His remarkable life nearly spanned almost the entirety of the formative seventeenth century and he was the only man to sign both the First London Confession of Faith of 1644 and the Second London [...]

  In The Gospel Focus of Charles Spurgeon, Steven Lawson introduces readers to Charles Haddon Spurgeon’s Christ-centered preaching and passion for souls and helps his readers understand why many call Spurgeon ”the Prince of Preachers.” Lucas Bradburn reviewed Lawson’s book.  He writes: “Remember your leaders, who spoke the word of God to you. Consider the outcome of their way of life and [...]

One of the things that we believe sets Credo Magazine apart is not only its evangelical and reformation emphasis but its baptistic perspective. Therefore, from time to time we seek to write on theological matters and publish reviews from a Baptist perspective. We also try to take a look at the past, particularly with reference [...]

This past fall the Andrew Fuller Center for Baptist Studies hosted their 5th annual conference and the theme this year was: Baptists and War. Here is the plug for the conference: War, like poverty, seems to be a constant feature of human life. And in recent days, “wars and rumors of wars” seem to be [...]

[Editor's Note: This interview by James Hamilton, Associate Professor of Biblical Theology at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, with Thomas Nettles is from 2010 and was originally posted at For His Renown.] Professor Thomas J. Nettles is one of my favorite historians. It was a joy to audit a course he taught on Baptist history, [...]

One of the best Baptist theologians of our day is Chris Morgan, Professor of Theology and Dean of the School of Christian Ministries at California Baptist University. He is the author of many books, including: Jonathan Edwards and Hell A Theology of James: Wisdom for God’s People Here has also co-edited a handful of books [...]

On Credo’s “Reviews and Interviews” page, Aaron Menikoff, senior pastor of Mount Vernon Baptist Church, has written an insightful review of Southern Baptists, Evangelicals, and the Future of Denominationalism, edited by David S. Dockery (Nashville: B&H, 2011). I did not grow up Southern Baptist. In fact, I didn’t grow up in a Christian home. At [...]

by David Schrock This year’s Southern Baptist Convention in Phoenix, Arizona was the smallest gathering of Southern Baptists since World War II (1944). However, its diminutive size (approx. 4,800 messengers) should not discount the importance of the two-day convention (June 14-15). As Bryant Wright, this year’s president, put it, “I do believe it could prove [...]

by Matthew Barrett With the annual Southern Baptist Convention taking place in Phoenix just the other week, I was reminded of an article by Mark Dever from 1997 titled: “Three Reasons to Hope for Further Reformation in the SBC.” I especially appreciate Dever’s emphasis on the Word of God and inerrancy. Here is the introduction [...]