Baptist Heritage and Practice #
Cantonese/Mandarin
粵語/華語
3 Credit Hours
3 學分
12-week online course
12周在線課程
About 4 hours of recorded video lectures and online interaction each week
每周約4小時的講座視頻和在線互動
Choice of Cantonese or Mandarin Video Lectures
自選粵語或華語視頻講座
Assignments may be submitted in Chinese or English
作業可以中文或英文提交
COURSE DESCRIPTION
課程簡介
This course is a study of Baptist origins, development, doctrines, confessions, polity, leaders, and current trends.
研究浸信會的起源、發展、教義、信仰宣言、政體、領袖和當前趨勢。重點是美南浸信會的歷史和現況，與及本學院所處的海外華人雙語文化的事工背景。
COURSE OBJECTIVES
課程目的
Upon completion of this course the student as minister-leader-historian will be able to:
- Explain at an introductory level the historical foundations of following Christ in relationship to the local church and broader faith community, specifically from a Baptist perspective, and then join in the kingdom purposes by seeking to communicate the gospel in specific contexts.
- Describe and explain basic aspects of the progression of Baptist history in general and the Southern Baptist Convention in particular.
- Give evidence of an understanding of the “Believer’s Church” tradition against the background of the historical development of ecclesiology in this period of the Church’s history.
- Articulate an understanding of leadership qualities and characteristics evidenced in significant Baptist leaders of the past and relate their applicability to one’s own potential in the present.
- Demonstrate the ability to apply critical and analytical methodology to historical study.
- Reflect familiarity with a variety of historical Baptist resources, and demonstrate the ability (where applicable) to utilize these in his or her own ministry.
- Interpret for others insights from this particular stream of believers.
作為傳道人、事工領袖、和歷史學者，學員在完成本課程後將能夠：
- 對地方教會和更廣泛的信仰社群跟隨基督的歷史做一個初階程度的解釋，尤其是浸信會如何在獨有的語境中承擔天國的使命。
- 描述和解釋浸信會基本的歷史發展，特別是美南浸信會的發展。
- 在教會學的歷史發展背景之上，現今的教會時代中，了解信徒教會的傳統。
- 明確理解過去浸信會主要領袖具備的素質，並將其適用性聯繫與自身的潛質。
- 展示應用批判和分析方法學於歷史研究的能力。
- 熟悉各種關於浸信會的歷史資源，並有能力用這些資源在其本職事工中。
- 向其他教會傳統的人解釋浸信會信徒的見解。
REQUIRED TEXTBOOK
必備課本
杜錦滿 《尋根溯源：浸信會的歷史起源與信仰根源》。香港浸信會神學院, 2022。(ISBN：9789887593133)
邢偉林 等 (William R. Estep, Jr. and others)。《浸信會信仰之根源及特色（修訂版）》(Foundation and Characteristics of Baptist Faith) 孫寶玲等譯。香港浸信會神學院, 2018。(ISBN：9789628541812)
Teacher-provided Materials (TM) 教師提供材料。
GRADING
評分
Online Participation: 20%
Set aside about three hours each week to watch video lectures and participate in online interaction.
Weekly Quizzes: 30%
These quizzes will cover the weekly lecture material and the assigned reading as determined by the instructor.
Mid-term and Final Examinations: 20%
The mid-term and final examinations will cover the lecture material and the assigned reading as determined by the instructor.
Term Paper and Video Report: 30%
Write a research paper according to the requirements as determined by the instructor and present a video report.
在線參與:20％
自選時間，觀看預先錄影的講座視頻和參與在線互動，每週約需要3小時。
每週小測驗:30%
這些小測驗將涵蓋講義材料和指導老師確定的指定閱讀材料。
期中及期末考試:20％
該測試將涵蓋講義材料和指導老師確定的指定閱讀材料。
論文及報告:30％
按照導師確定的要求撰寫研究論文，並提交視訊報告。
GRADING SCALE
評分等級
| A | A- | |
| 94-100 | 90-93 | |
| B+ | B | B- |
| 87-89 | 84-86 | 80-83 |
| C+ | C | C- |
| 77-79 | 74-76 | 70-73 |
| D+ | D | D- |
| 67-69 | 64-66 | 60-63 |
| F | ||
| 0-59 |
LECTURES AND ASSIGNMENTS
講座與作業
This course will span 12 weeks. Students set aside about 4 hours each week to watch recorded lectures and participate in online interaction. Assignments include weekly quizzes, mid-term examination, final examination, and a research paper.
本課程為期 12 週。學員每週預留約4小時的時間，觀看錄影講座並參與線上互動。 作業包括每週小測驗、期中考試、期末考試和研究論文。
| Week 周 | Lecture 講座 | Reading 閱讀 | Assignment 作業 |
| 1 | 浸信會的特徵 浸信會的教會觀 宗教自由與宣教使命 | 邢 1-3 | Quiz |
| 2 | 英國宗教改革背景 歐陸浸信會的出現 | 杜 1-3 | Quiz |
| 3 | 普及救恩浸信會的出現 特定救恩浸信會的出現 | 杜 4-5 | Quiz |
| 4 | 浸信會在美洲的起源 歐陸浸信會的出現 | 杜 6-7 | Quiz |
| 5 | 浸信會信仰的根源 | 杜 8-12 | Quiz |
| 6 | 浸信會的信仰踐行 (I): 權威 | 邢 4-7 | Mid-term Exam |
| 7 | 浸信會的信仰踐行 (II): 責任 | 邢 8-11 | Quiz |
| 8 | 浸信會的信仰踐行 (III): 合作 | 邢 12-13 | Quiz |
| 9 | 浸信會中的爭議 | TM 1 | Quiz |
| 10 | 華人浸信會歷史 | TM 2 | Quiz |
| 11 | 世界各地浸信會歷史 | TM 3 | Quiz |
| 12 | Final Exam Research Paper |
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
精選參考書目
Available in Chinese:
唐佑之。《浸信會傳統：信徒教會》(The Believers’ Church: A Baptist Tradition) 香港浸信會神學院, 2004。(ISBN：9789628685073)
Available in English:
Bebbington, David W. Baptists through the Centuries: A History of a Global People. 2nd ed.Waco: Baylor University Press, 2018.
Blount, Douglas and Joseph Wooddell, eds. Baptist Faith and Message 2000: Critical Issues in America’s Largest Protestant Denomination. NY: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2007.
Brackney, William H. A Genetic History of Baptist Thought. Macon: Mercer University Press, 2004.
Brand, Chad Owen, and David E. Hankins. One Sacred Effort: The Cooperative Program of Southern Baptists. Nashville: Broadman & Holman Publishers, 2005.
Cothen, Grady. What Happened to the Southern Baptist Convention? A Memoir of the Controversy. Macon: Smyth and Helwys Publishing, 1993.
Dever, Mark, ed. Polity: Biblical Arguments on How to Conduct Church Life. Washington, D.C.:Center for Church Reform, 2000.
Dockery, David. ed. Southern Baptist Identity: An Evangelical Denomination Faces the Future. Wheaton: Crossway Books, 2009.
Durso, Pamela R. and Keith E. Durso. The Story of Baptists in the United States. Brentwood: Baptist History and Heritage Society, 2006.
Early, Jr., Joseph, ed. Reading in Baptist History: Four Centuries of Selected Documents. Nashville: B&H Publishing Group, 2008.
Fitts, Leroy. A History of Black Baptists. Nashville: Broadman & Holman Publishers, 1985.
Fletcher, Jesse C. The Southern Baptist Convention. Nashville: Broadman & Holman Publishers, 1994.
Freeman, Curtis W. and Gary A. Furr, eds. Ties That Bind: Life Together in the Baptist Vision. Macon, Georgia: Smyth & Helwys, 1994.
George, Timothy and David Dockery, eds. Theologians of the Baptist Tradition. Nashville: Broadman & Holman Publishers, 2001.
George, Timothy, and Denise George, eds. Baptist Confessions, Covenants, and Catechisms. Nashville: B & H Publishers, 1996.
Grijalva, Joshua, comp. Ethnic Baptist History. Miami: META Publishers, 1992.
Hammett, John S. Biblical Foundations for Baptist Churches: a Contemporary Ecclesiology. Grand Rapids: Kregel, 2005.
Harry Eskew, David W. Music and Paul A. Richardson. Singing Baptists: Studies in Baptist Hymnody in America. Nashville: Church Street Press, 1994.
Haykin, Michael A. G., ed. The British Particular Baptists 1638-1910. Vol. II. Springfield, MO: Particular Baptist Press, 2000.
________, ed. “At the Pure Fountain of Thy Word”: Andrew Fuller as an Apologist. Vol. 6, Studies in Baptist History and Thought. Carlisle: Paternoster Press, 2004.
Holmes, Stephen R. Baptist Theology: Doing Theology. New York: T&T Clark, 2012.
Leonard, Bill. Baptist Ways: A History. Valley Forge, PA: Judson Press, 2003.
Lumpkin, W. L., ed. Baptist Confessions of Faith. Second Revised Edition by Bill Leonard. Valley Forge: Judson Press, 2011.
McBeth, H. Leon, ed. A Sourcebook for Baptist History and Heritage. Nashville: Broadman Publishers, 1990.
Mitchell, Henry H. Black Church Beginnings: Long Hidden Realities of the First Years. Grand rapids: William B. Eerdmans, 2004.
Morden, Peter J. John Bunyan: The People’s Pilgrim UK: CWR, 2013
________, Offering Christ to the World: Andrew Fuller (1754-1815) and the Revival of English Particular Baptist Life. Vol. 8, Studies in Baptist History and Thought. Carlisle: Paternoster Press, 2003.
Nettles, Tom. By His Grace and For His Glory: A Historical, Theological and Practical Study of the Doctrines of Grace in Baptist Life. Grand Rapid: Baker, 1986.
Nettles, Tom and Russell Moore, eds. Why I Am a Baptist. Nashville: Broadman & Holman Publishers, 2001.
Patterson, Morgan. Baptist Successionism. Valley Forge, PA: Judson Press, 1969.
Shurden, Walter B. Not a Silent People: Controversies that Have Shaped Southern Baptists, revised edition. Smyth and Helwys, 1995.
Sutton, Jerry. The Baptist Reformation: The Conservative Resurgence in the Southern Baptist Convention. Nashville: Broadman & Holman Publishers, 2000.
Thompson, Philip E. and Anthony R. Cross. Recycling the Past or Researching History? Studies in Baptist Historiography and Myths. Vol. 11, Studies in Baptist History and Thought. Carlisle: Paternoster Press, 2005.
Wardin, Albert, ed. Baptists Around the World: A Comprehensive Handbook. Nashville: Broadman & Holman Publishers, 1995.
Willis, Gregory A. Democratic Religion: Freedom, Authority and Church Discipline in the Baptist South 1785-1900. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1997.
Yarbrough, Slayden A. Southern Baptists: A Historical, Ecclesiological, and Theological Heritage of a Confessional People. Brentwood, TN: Southern Baptist Historical Society, 2000.
Yeh, Allen, and Chris Chun, eds. Expect Great Things, Attempt Great Things: William Carey and Adoniram Judson, Missionary Pioneers. Eugene, OR: Wipf & Stock Publishers, 2013.
SELECTED WEBSITES
Fred Youngs, “American Church History: Brief Introductory Guide”
http://library.ggbts.edu/handouts/American%20Church%20History.pdf
Baptist History & Heritage Society
http://www.baptisthistory.org/
Southern Baptist Historical Library and Archives
Source for Original Baptist Documents
http://baptisthistoryhomepage.com/
Baptist Confessions and Doctrinal Statements
http://baptistcenter.com/digitaldocuments.html
Founders Ministries
American Baptist Churches USA
Baptist General Conference
Conservative Baptist Association
Cooperative Baptist Fellowship
Free Will Baptists
General Baptists
National Baptist Convention, U.S.A., Inc.
National Baptist Convention of America, Inc.
National Missionary Baptist Convention of America
Primitive Baptists
Regular Baptist Churches, General Association
Seventh Day Baptists
Southern Baptist Convention
