Particular Baptists

Particular Baptists

Particular Baptists. The group of Baptists whose theology was essentially Calvinistic, as contrasted with the Arminianism of the General Baptists. Their first community in England was established in 1633. In 1891 the General Baptists of the New Connexion joined the Baptist Union which had been formed among the Particular Baptists.

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Particular Baptists

Particular Baptists. Those Baptists committed to the Calvinistic doctrine of ‘particular’ redemption for the elect only. The term distinguishes them from the other main group of English Baptists with 17th-cent. origins, the General Baptists, who adhered to an Arminian theology.

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JOHN BOWKER. "Particular Baptists." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

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