Reformed Baptist Systematic Theologies

For more systematic theologies from a non-baptist perspective, see Every Reformed Systematic Theology Online.

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Order of Contents

1600’s  2
1700’s  1
1800’s  4
1900’s  4
2000’s  1

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1600’s

Purnell, Robert – A Little Cabinet Richly Stored with all sorts of heavenly varieties and soul-reviving influences: wherein there is a remedy for every malady…  being an Abridgment of the Sum & Substance of the True Christian Religion…  (London: R.W., 1657)  467 pp.

Purnell (d. 1666) was a particular baptist.

Keach, Benjamin – Spiritual Melody, containing Near Three Hundred Sacred Hymns  PoD  (1691)

This is virtually a systematic theology in poetry.  For a work of a similar nature, see Ralph Erskine on the Every Reformed Systematic Theology Online.

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1700’s

Gill, John  d. 1771

A Complete Body of Doctrinal & Practical Divinity  Buy

The Cause of God & Truth  Buy

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1800’s

Dagg, John

Manual of Theology & Church Order: A Treatise on Christian Doctrine  Buy  (1871)

Manual of Church Order  Buy

Hovey, Alan – Manual of Systematic Theology & Christian Ethics  PoD  (1877)

Boyce, James P. – Abstract of Systematic Theology  Buy  (1882)

Strong, Augustus – Systematic Theology  Buy  (1889)

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1900’s

Henry, Carl – God, Revelation & Authority, 6 vols.  Buy  1976-1983

Henry (1913-) was an influential evangelical of the mid-1900’s and professor of theology at Fuller Theological Seminary.  He was the editor for Christianity Today between 1956 and 1868.  His work is massive, philosophical and something of a bedrock in its field.

“Henry…  writes from a Reformed perspective as he interacts with many leading scholarly deviations from the faith in our time.” – Robert L. Reymond

Erickson, Millard

Christian Theology  Buy  (1985)  1,200 pp.

Erickson was a professor of systematic theology at Bethel Theological seminary, St. Paul, Minnesota (1969-1991) and is moderately reformed.  His doctrine of Christ contains the error of kenosis, that upon the incarnation Christ ’emptied Himself’  of numerous of his divine attributes.  The orthodox doctrine is that the 2nd person in assuming a human nature remained fully God, being both God and man in two natures and one person forever.

Introducing Christian Doctrine  Buy  437 pp.

Lewis, Gordon & Bruce Demarest – Integrative Theology, 3 vols.  Buy  (1987)

“…write from a moderately Calvinistic and Baptist perspective.” – Robert L. Reymond

Grudem, Wayne – Systematic Theology  Buy  (1994)  1,264 pp.

Grudem was a professor of systematic theology at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School.  He has been a primary scholar and leader for the third wave of continuationists (that the apostolic gifts of the first century continue through Church history).  His work on this topic has been thoroughly refuted by Ken Gentry in his response to Grudem.

“His systematic theology is very readable and informative.” – Robert L. Reymond

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2000’s

Nichols, Gregory – Lectures in Systematic Theology, vol. 1 (God), 2 (Man), 3 (Christ)  Buy

Nichols has been pastoring and teaching systematic theology for over three decades and now teaches for Reformed Baptist Seminary.  He resides in Michigan.

“…Nichols offers us a feast of biblical teaching on our creation and fall, and God’s common grace to sinners. This is sound, enlightening, convicting, humbling, and encouraging theology done with both eyes on the Word of God. Buy, read, and be edified by growing in knowing yourself and God.” – Joel Beeke

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Related Pages

Systematic Theology

Every Reformed Systematic Theology Online