The neglected heritage: an examination of the Anabaptist roots of the South African Baptist churches

Abstract

This article concentrates on the predominantly white Baptist Union of South Africa. Attention is first given to the debate concerning the historical association between the English Baptists and the Anabaptists. Then the question of the theological indebtedness of the English Baptists (and thereby the South African Baptists) is raised. Finally attention is given to the contemporary implications of this heritage for South African Baptists.