Canadian Baptist Fundamentalism, edited with Paul R. Wilson. Eugene, OR: Pickwick, 2022.

Canadian Baptist Fundamentalism is the first single-volume work to present a national picture of Baptist engagement with the fundamentalist movement in Canada in the late nineteenth and twentieth centuries. By drawing on material from across the country, Canadian Baptist Fundamentalism addresses old themes in new ways–and, in the process, raises a variety of questions and possibilities for new avenues of study. Available here and here.

“This book offers a carefully researched, well-argued, and accessible account of Canadian Baptists during a tumultuous century. For this American reader, it succeeds especially in showing the many ways in which Canadian Baptists resembled American fundamentalists, but also significant areas where being a Canadian made a difference. For pushing back against stereotypes and making good use of first-order research, editors Murray and Wilson have made a significant contribution to historical knowledge and theological understanding.”

—Mark Noll, author of A History of Christianity in the United States and Canada

“The fundamentalist Baptists of Canada were not a small coterie of militant obscurantists but a varied set of conservative Protestants with diverse institutions and shifting priorities. In a volume that covers the whole of Canada and extends over an eventful century, eight authors ably portray the contours of a movement with strong but changing Christian convictions.”

—David Bebbington, University of Stirling, emeritus

“These fine studies on various aspects of Baptist fundamentalism in Canada fill a great need. . . . This book is also necessary reading for understanding the status and identity of Canadian Evangelicalism at the present. For like it or not, many modern-day Evangelicals in Canada are the spiritual and theological children and grandchildren of the believers discussed in these pages. Well conceived and superbly executed!”

—Michael A. G. Haykin, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

Baptists in Canada: Their History and Polity, with Gordon L. Heath and Dallas Friesen. Eugene, OR: Pickwick, 2020.

Baptists arrived in what would become Canada in the mid-eighteenth century, and from those early arrivals Baptists from a wide variety of backgrounds planted churches in every region of the vast nation. This book traces that history of Baptists in Canada, and provides historical antecedents and theological rationales for their church polity. Written in a generous spirit, it recognizes what Baptists share with other Christian communities and how they differ among themselves on some matters. Available here and here.

“The authors of this fine work have carefully put Canadian Baptists and their principles in their historical context in such a way that the material is accessible to laity and college students. Using their grasp of Baptist history and beliefs, they even offer suggestions for potential church ministry in the twenty-first century.”

—Robert S. Wilson, Thomas James Armstrong Memorial Senior Professor of Church History Emeritus, Acadia Divinity College

“My only complaint with this book is that it wasn’t written earlier! This excellent study is just the volume I have been looking for to use with my seminary students and candidates for Baptist ordination. It also provides valuable content for church leaders and members in the Canadian Baptist context and beyond. It’s the authoritative book on Canadian Baptists.”

—Melody Maxwell, Associate Professor of Church History, Acadia Divinity College

Atlantic Baptists and Their World: A Festschrift in Honour of Robert S. Wilson, edited with Gordon L. Heath. Wolfville, NS: Canadian Baptists of Atlantic Canada Historical Committee, 2020.

Atlantic Baptists and Their World celebrates Dr. Robert S. Wilson’s contributions to the academic world and the church. The contents of this Festschrift revolve primarily around Atlantic Baptist history, something particularly close to his heart. The enclosed chapters are written by a spectrum of people—former students, colleagues, fellow historians, and associates in denominational life. Available here.