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Political Disciple: The Relationship Between James A. Garfield And The Disciples Of Christ, Jerry Rushford
Political Disciple: The Relationship Between James A. Garfield And The Disciples Of Christ, Jerry Rushford
Jerry Rushford
James A. Garfield (1831-1881), the only preacher to ever occupy the White House, was a product of the profound social, intellectual and religious ferment of the early decades of the nineteenth century which produced the American religious movement known as the Disciples of Christ. The first fifty years of Disciple history closely paralleled Garfield’s life. The purpose of this study is to focus on the intimate Garfield-Disciples relationship, and to show its reciprocal nature. Garfield was helped by Disciples in the building of a political base (he won ten consecutive elections in the Western Reserve), and they in turn shared …
"The Apollos Of The West": The Life Of John Allen Gano, Jerry Rushford
"The Apollos Of The West": The Life Of John Allen Gano, Jerry Rushford
Jerry Rushford
The purpose of this thesis is the presentation of the life of John Allen Gano, a man important in the history of both early Kentucky and the Restoration Movement. Research toward that end resulted in the recovery of many important documents concerning the period. Basic materials are his own writings, whether in his “Biographical Notebook,” his frequent letters to the Millennial Harbinger, or that found reported to or copied in other brotherhood papers. In addition, a wealth of secondary sources are utilized to complete the overall picture of his life and times. Information gathered from primary and secondary sources is …