What are the best Baptist Systematic Theologies?

[Yeshua1]

I like John Leadley Dagg's writings. He also has a treatise on Church Order that is printed separately from Manual of Theology, and (I think) sometimes called Manual of Theology, Part II.

I think W. T. Conner, a Southern Baptist at Southwestern Seminary in Fort Worth, wrote a systematic theology. I don't have it and don't know that for sure.

Trying to rewad various refomed theology authors, andseem that vast majority were not baptists, but Preby!

 

[rlvaughn]

Available online, in addition to Dagg, linked earlier:

J. P. Boyce
John Gill
A. H. Strong

 

[Yeshua1]

Available online, in addition to Dagg, linked earlier:

J. P. Boyce
John Gill
A. H. Strong

Starting to read Gill now, trying to see were some saw him as hyper cal...

 

[rlvaughn]

Dagg was a Baptist; he was a professor and then president of Mercer University sometime in the mid-1800s.

 

[rlvaughn]

Anyone know anything about Rolland McCune's 3 volume systematic theology, A Systematic Theology of Biblical Christianity? Just ran across it while searching. It appears he may be a professor at Detroit Baptist Theological Seminary.

 

[Jerome]

I like John Leadley Dagg's writings. He also has a treatise on Church Order that is printed separately from Manual of Theology, and (I think) sometimes called Manual of Theology, Part II.

Don't forget Dagg's Elements of Moral Science!

From its preface:

"In the 'Manual of Theology,' recently published, the externals of religion are discussed only so far as they relate to ceremonies and church order. To render that work a complete system of divinity, a supplement is needed on Christian Morals...."

 

[Yeshua1]

Anyone know anything about Rolland McCune's 3 volume systematic theology, A Systematic Theology of Biblical Christianity? Just ran across it while searching. It appears he may be a professor at Detroit Baptist Theological Seminary.

if so, would be very good, if you like theology from the Dispy pre mil pre trib variety!

 

[rlvaughn]

Yeshau1, I found this recommendation of McCune's work at Maranatha Baptist Seminary. Since I don't know the seminary, it's not especially meaningful, but probably accurate.

A Baptist, conservative, dispensational systematic theology by a fundamentalist. His strong Calvinism may put some off, but every pastor should have a copy of this theology set.

 

[evangelist6589]

Yeshau1, I found this recommendation of McCune's work at Maranatha Baptist Seminary. Since I don't know the seminary, it's not especially meaningful, but probably accurate.

I read one of mccunes books and he is quite detailed. Sometimes repetitive though.

 

[Rob_BW]

So, does anyone have an opinion on Chafer?

Preferably someone who has read his, of course.

 

[banana]

I tried to go through the seminaries to see what everyone was using. I was surprised at how many required a student account to check texts.

So far, NOBTS, Liberty, and DTS were all using Erikson.

Are systematic theologies the standard type of books seminaries use?

i t is the stanard Baptist ST, much the same way Grudem is for reformed.

isn't Grudem a reformed baptist though

 

[Jerome]

isn't Grudem a reformed baptist though

Grudem's been all over the place: charismatic/Reformed Church in America, Orthodox Presbyterian, Baptist General Conference, Southern Baptist, The Vineyard, but now attends some sort of "non-denominational" church.

 

[Rob_BW]

Are systematic theologies the standard type of books seminaries use?

It seems that way, but usually not a multi-volume monster sized one.

 

[Rippon]

Robert Duncan Culver's Systematic Theology has got to be one of the best. I value it very much for his scholarship, comprehensiveness and warmth.

 

[banana]

The Institute for Reformed Baptist Studies uses Berkhof's (which is available for free online) and Bavinck's if you want a multi volume set

 

[Rob_BW]

The Institute for Reformed Baptist Studies uses Berkhof's (which is available for free online) and Bavinck's if you want a multi volume set

I saw a syllabus from RTS listing Berkhof, but it was from 2014, iirc, and I wasn;t sure if it was up to date.

 

[Marooncat79]

Berkof is always up to date

 

[Yeshua1]

Yeshau1, I found this recommendation of McCune's work at Maranatha Baptist Seminary. Since I don't know the seminary, it's not especially meaningful, but probably accurate.

Thiswould ba very good bool, as many Baptists keep Dispy eschatology nd have now reformed sotirology!

 

[Yeshua1]

I read one of mccunes books and he is quite detailed. Sometimes repetitive though.

Sounds lik modern day Chafer!

 

[Yeshua1]

Grudem's been all over the place: charismatic/Reformed Church in America, Orthodox Presbyterian, Baptist General Conference, Southern Baptist, The Vineyard, but now attends some sort of "non-denominational" church.

Think calvinistic baptist fits best!