{"product_id":"amidst-us-our-beloved-stands-recovering-sacrament-in-the-baptist-tradition-9781683595854","title":"Amidst Us Our Beloved Stands: Recovering Sacrament in the Baptist Tradition","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Amidst Us Our Belovèd Stands\u003c\/em\u003e will help all pastors and theologians, whether Baptist or not, to consider our own understanding of the sacraments afresh in light of the past.\" --\u003cem\u003eThemelios\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBaptists are sacramental\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen it comes to baptism and the Lord's Supper, many Baptists reject the language of \u003cem\u003esacrament\u003c\/em\u003e. As a people of the book, the logic goes, Baptists must not let tradition supersede the Bible. So Baptists tend to view baptism and Communion as ordinances and symbols, not sacraments.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut the history of Baptists and sacramentalism is complicated. In Amidst Us Our Beloved Stands, Michael A. G. Haykin argues that many Baptists, such as Charles Spurgeon and other Particular Baptists, stood closer to Reformed sacramental thought than most Baptists today. More than mere memorials, baptism and Communion have spiritual implications that were celebrated by Baptists of the past in sermons and hymnody. Haykin calls for a renewal of sacramental life in churches today--Baptists can and should be sacramental.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael A. G. Haykin\u003c\/b\u003e is professor of church history and biblical spirituality at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and the Director of the Andrew Fuller Center for Baptist Studies. He is author and coauthor of numerous books, including \u003ci\u003eThe Baptist Story: From English Sect to Global Movement\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eRediscovering the Church Fathers: Who They Were and How They Shaped the Church.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Lexham Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50608295936274,"sku":"9781683595854","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_80fca43f-5268-4166-8834-2fe42e19b6ec.jpg?v=1732319551","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/amidst-us-our-beloved-stands-recovering-sacrament-in-the-baptist-tradition-9781683595854","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}