A Historical Perspective

Dr. Stephen LeBar

 

A History of the Conservative Baptists
Dr. Bruce Shelley
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Dr. Shelley has graciously allowed us to reproduce his work in this .pdf form. This book was last printed in 1981 by Conservative Baptist Press and covered the CB movement through the seventies with an emphasis on the early years of our history.

We want to thank Dr. Shelley for granting us permission to make this documentation of our history available to you. While the book is currently out of print you can often find used copies of A History of the Conservative Baptists on various internet sites.

You can download the book by Dr Shelley in smaller increments by clicking on the table of contents below.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

CHAPTER .... INTRODUCTION

1 ................. Backgrounds in Fundamentalism
2 ................. Frustrations from Centralized Government
3 ................. Unrest
4 ................. CBFMS and the Convention
5 ................. Grand Rapids and the CBA of A
6 ................. Advance 1948-1953
7 ................. Directions 1953-1965
8 ................. The Mililant Minority
9 ................. Search for Passages 1965-1980
APPENDIX: Conservative Baptist Doctrinal Statement
NOTES
INDEX