Orthodox Radicals with Matthew Bingham

Orthodox Radicals with Matthew Bingham

From Covenant Podcast by CBTSeminary

April 7, 2026 · 48 min · Episode 406

About this episode

Dr. Matthew Bingham discusses his book on Baptist identity during the English Revolution and its broader implications.

In this conversation, we speak with Dr. Matthew Bingham about his book "Orthodox Radicals: Baptist Identity in the English Revolution." Orthodox Radicals complicates of our understanding of Baptist identity, setting the early English Baptists in the cultural, political, and theological context of the wider puritan milieu out of which they arose. The book also speaks to broader themes, including early modern debates on religious toleration, the mechanisms by which early modern actors established and defended their tenuous religious identities, and the perennial problem of anachronism in historical writing. Bingham also challenges the often too-hasty manner in which scholars have drawn lines of theological demarcation between early modern religious bodies, and reconsiders one of this period's most dynamic and influential religious minorities from a fresh and perhaps controversial perspective. Order your copy of the book here: https://www.amazon.com/Orthodox-Radicals-Identity-Revolution-Historical/dp/0190912367 For more information, visit CBTSeminary.org

People in this episode

Guest: Matthew Bingham

Topics covered

  • Baptist identity
  • English Revolution
  • religious toleration
  • historical writing
  • theological demarcation
  • early modern religious minorities

Keywords

  • Baptist identity
  • English Revolution
  • religious toleration
  • historical writing
  • theological demarcation
  • early modern
  • puritan milieu

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: CBTSeminary, Amazon

Books & works: Orthodox Radicals: Baptist Identity in the English Revolution

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