For the past seventy years, both negligence and rejection have taken their toll upon the Baptist understanding of and—even more—commitment to those truths that Baptists once held dear. Thus, the focus upon the doctrines of grace is intentional and unashamed. This, however, in no way implies a reductionistic approach to Baptist life. Selecting any ideological or practical category for singular treatment may well flatten into a bland and unimpressive portrait of what is