_A Short History of the Baptists
Bill Fortenberry

The best book currently available on the history of the Baptist churches is the two volume set A History of the Baptists by John T. Christian.  This book is available to read online at the following links:  Volume 1 and Volume 2.  I've had the opportunity to teach through this book on several occasions, and I've developed several outlines for presenting the material in various formats.  The outlines below are the most recent ones that I've produced, and I think that they do a good job of covering the basics of the material in the book without getting bogged down in too many particulars.  Please feel free to use them in any way that you would like. 

A Short History of the Baptists - part 1

A Short History of the Baptists - part 2

A Short History of the Baptists - part 3

A Short History of the Baptists - part 4 (coming soon)

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