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| Field | Baptist Christianity |
|---|---|
| Type | Tradition |
| Origin | 17th century England |
| Overview | Baptist Christianity is a diverse Protestant family historically associated with believer's baptism, gathered congregations, and local church responsibility. |
| History | It emerged in seventeenth-century English Separatist settings and has developed into many independent and cooperative bodies worldwide. |
| Beliefs and emphases | Many Baptists emphasise Baptism upon profession of faith, congregational polity, Scripture, religious liberty, evangelism, and missions. General and Particular Baptist histories, and many later movements, show considerable diversity. |
| Worship and practice | Worship typically centres on preaching, congregational prayer and song, believer's Baptism, and the Lord's Supper; forms range from liturgical to informal. |
| Organisation and life | Congregations are generally self-governing and may cooperate through associations, conventions, unions, or networks. |
| Broader traditions | Protestant Christianity |
| Variants | — |
| Related | — |
| Contrasting positions | — |