A Reformed Baptist Manifesto sets forth a clear and focused defense of the New Covenant as the constitutional foundation of the church. In this concise yet substantial study, Samuel E. Waldron—assisted editorially by Richard C. Barcellos—argues that the defining distinctives of confessional Reformed Baptists arise directly from the nature and promises of the New Covenant itself.

Rather than presenting a broad survey of Baptist theology, this work concentrates on a central claim: that the church must be ordered, defined, and governed by the realities of the New Covenant established in Christ. From this foundation, Waldron engages key theological positions—Dispensationalism, Antinomianism, Arminianism, and Paedobaptism—evaluating each in light of Scripture’s teaching on the covenantal structure of redemptive history.

Rooted in the confessional heritage of the Second London Confession of Faith, this book aims to help confessional Reformed Baptists articulate their convictions with clarity and charity, while also inviting others to consider whether the New Covenant itself provides the proper constitution of Christ’s church.

Awarded the Five Tulips Award by The Reformed Reader, this volume has been commended for cutting through confusion and bringing biblical light to long-standing debates about the nature of the church.

Clear, careful, and unapologetically scriptural, A Reformed Baptist Manifesto remains an important contribution to contemporary discussions of covenant theology and ecclesiology.