Ken R. Manley

“Seditious Sectaryes”

History & Biography

“A model of research methodology, Dr. Kreitzer's painstaking scholarship invites readers to enter into the world of these radicals for themselves. Baptists and all interested in the religious and social history of England will be grateful for this unusual but deeply rewarding study of an important local Baptist community that continues into modern times.”

Mervyn Himbury: Principal and Preacher

History & Biography

“This is an excellent theological biography of Mervyn Himbury, a Welsh Baptist preacher and teacher who became a pioneering theological college principal in Australia. In his affectionate, readable, and scholarly account, Frank Rees has not only made an important contribution to Australian religious history but provided a model of how such biographies may have a theological relevance far beyond any provincial interests.”

Recycling the Past or Researching History?

History & Biography

“This stimulating collection of essays by a group of distinguished Baptist historians will compel Baptists to think again about a range of beliefs sometimes called 'distinctives.' Careful historical research examines notions--or "myths"--such as congregational autonomy, an obsession with individualism, the continuing relevance of denominationalism, the priesthood of all believers and even episcopacy. Linked with this are other papers opening up critical issues to fresh analysis. No Baptist leader or scholar should miss this relevant, timely, and positive book.”

Seizing Opportunities

History & Biography

Foreword

(wrote the foreword)