The Battle for Baptist History The Battle for Baptist History remains essential for the study of church history. Dr. Cross attacks the soft ecumenism of our era with the facts of history. The strong tendency of some to claim Protestant roots and Evangelical branches is quashed with his wonderful satire and wit. The facts of his book refute the claim that Baptists are either Protestant or Evangelical in our affiliation. No serious student of Baptist history should skip this book and its salient points. The memory of Dr. I. K. Cross stands tall in the republication of this manuscript. Let us always keep it in print to honor the memory of the saints who held to the faith once delivered to the saints. Let us always advocate its principles so the next generation of Baptists will forsake the soft ecumenism of this age for the truth spoken in love that saturates Baptist history. Dr. Terry B. Parrish This book is just the right size to lay out the facts of the glorious history of Baptists. It is much easier to read than a textbook, but it is successful in catching the interest of the reader and documenting the facts. History is not fiction, but facts, and Dr. I. K. Cross was a master at presenting history and geography. He was a charter member of the History and Archives Committee of the American Baptist Association. His stewardship of the historical record is a great example to those of us who currently serve on this committee. Dr. Michael D. Thompson As I think of this book, I regard it to be correct in every aspect. Its facts are correct. Its philosophy is correct. It is without doubt the best summation of . . . the Bible doctrine of perpetuity that I have ever read. It will always be a mighty tool to put to silence the “new method” historians who have sought to destroy this valuable truth. Dr. John E. Penn
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I. K. CROSS received his doctorate from the Missionary Baptist Seminary, Little Rock, Arkansas. In addition he had a number of honorary doctorates granted him. He served twenty-five years as a pastor and thirty years as a school administrator. He founded the office of Promotion and Public Relations of the American Baptist Association and served as its first director. He had also served as president of the American Baptist Association. |