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Footnotes To Disciples History, Rice Haggard, John M. Imbler, J. T. M'Vay, William A. Gerrard, Alexander Campbell, Eva Jean Wrather, Perry E. Gresham

ACU Brown Library Monograph Series

From the mid 1950s through the 1990s, DCHS printed short publications to remind its readers about the importance of the past. The series included reprints as well as new historical studies. Footnotes to Disciples History collects this wide-ranging series into one volume.

⁃ Rice Haggard's An Address to the Different Religious Societies, on the sacred import of the Christian Name (1804)

⁃ John M. Imbler's Beyond Buffalo: Alexander Campbell on Education for Ministry (1992)

⁃ Report of the Proceedings of a General Meeting of Messengers from Thirteen Congregations (J.T. McVay and Alexander Campbell, 1834)

⁃ William A. Gerrards's Christian Unity, …

God’S Faithfulness To Promise: The Hortatory Use Of Commissive Language In Hebrews, David Ripley Worley

ACU Brown Library Monograph Series

David Worley's 1981 Yale University dissertation--revised with foreword by James Thompson and bibliographical addendum by Lee Zachary Maxey--explores the use commissive language, promises, and hortatory literature in the book of Hebrews. The author concludes that the use of commissive language in the book of Hebrews was not prompted by criticisms within the church over a delay in God’s promise keeping; rather that our author seized upon God’s commissive activity and the behavior of promisees of scripture as a way of emboldening a people tempted to withdraw from one another and from God to endure social and financial difficulties and to …

Juan Antonio Monroy: An Autobiography, Juan Antonio Monroy, Carolina Tolosa Archer

ACU Brown Library Monograph Series

Juan Antonio Monroy was a Marxist atheist as a young man, but since his conversion his passion has been to tell everyone he meets about Jesus. He has traveled to all of earth's continents except Antarctica and to many of the countries of those continents. He has experienced religious and political persecution and, as a result, helped found what became known as Amnesty International. Juan Antonio Monroy's footprints are seen around the world. His books, pamphlets, and articles are read in English and Spanish, and his radio programs are heard across Europe, the Caribbean, and much of Central and South …

Debating For God: Alexander Campbell's Challenge To Skepticism In Antebellum America, Richard J. Cherok

ACU Brown Library Monograph Series

Historians have recognized Alexander Campbell as the leading figure in an important American Christian reform movement, an advocate of Christian unity, and an educator, but his role as an apologist has been forgotten. This book focuses on Campbell's career as a defender of the faith, arguing that he was "the most significant Christian apologist of America's antebellum period." He contended with some of the most notable skeptics of his era, most famous among them Robert Owen, founder of New Harmony. Martin E. Marty says regarding Campbell, "No clergyman of his time exerted himself more vigorously in combat of the infidels …

The Fight Is On In Texas: A History Of African American Churches Of Christ In The Lone Star State, 1865-2000, Edward J. Robinson

ACU Brown Library Monograph Series

This groundbreaking work draws upon congregational histories and other primary sources to chronicle for the first time the story of African American Churches of Christ in Texas. Emerging out of the nineteenth-century Stone-Campbell Restoration Movement, the African American churches inherited from their white mentors both a Biblicist theology and a feisty spirit. Their “fight” was against religious error and in support of the true church as they understood it. Out of that “fight” emerged a growing network of congregations that by the mid-twentieth century reached throughout Texas. This book lifts out of obscurity the African American Christians who joined Ramsey’s …

100 Years Of African Missions: Essays In Honor Of Wendell Broom, Stanley E. Granberg

ACU Brown Library Monograph Series

The wide-ranging essay collection is organized into four main sections. Section I introduces Wendell Broom. Secton II is "God's Call to a Continent: People and Places." Section III is "Mission Strategies and Issues." Section IV, is entitled "Concluding Thoughts" and shares some concluding thoughts on the future of African missions and the African church. The final chapter offers a speech by Wendell Broom from 1997 to 178 Nigerian evangelists and church leaders which challenged them (and us) to fill in the unevangelized gaps of Africa with a deliberate church-planting strategy to join the churches of West and East Africa by …

Early Christians Speak: Faith And Life In The First Three Centuries, Everett Ferguson

ACU Brown Library Monograph Series

These studies in early church history cover various aspects of the church life of early Christians. They focus on the second century. What did the second century Christian leaders say about faith, baptism, infant baptism, worship services, the Lord's Supper, prayer, singing, church organization, mercy and the role of women? New Testament texts bearing on the topic are listed at the beginning of each chapter. We are talking about the same community of people, the same church, as existed in the New Testament. Such writings have an important bearing on the interpretation of the Scriptures.

Hearing God's Voice: My Life With Scripture In The Churches Of Christ, Thomas H. Olbricht

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In times of change, Christians have always sought enduring answers from the pages of Scripture. Our hermeneutic—our method of organizing and understanding the message of the Bible—predetermines what answers we will glean. But is our process of understanding based on the Bible, or on our cultural and historical assumptions? In this autobiography, Thomas H. Olbricht (1929–2020) looks back on the last sixty years in Churches of Christ and offers his observations of how our perceptions of Scripture have changed and evolved. He clears a path through the shifting thickets of an unsteady world; a path that leads toward the Everlasting—a …

Saddlebags, City Streets And Cyberspace: A History Of Preaching In The Churches Of Christ, Michael W. Casey

ACU Brown Library Monograph Series

This innovative book traces the history of preaching in the Stone-Campbell tradition, seeing how styles of rhetoric emerged and blended together. It traces the development of debaters, peacemakers, evangelists, and the influence of media on preaching (radio, television, and internet). "This book by Mike Casey is pioneering scholarship. . . Whether or not one agrees with Mike, I predict that any future studies on preaching in our movement will, of necessity, commence with this book." —Thomas Olbricht

Explorations In The Stone-Campbell Traditions: Essays In Honor Of Herman A. Norton, Anthony L. Dunnavant, Richard L. Harris, James M. Seale

ACU Brown Library Monograph Series

This important collection of essays honors Herman A. Norton (1921-2002), Dean of the Disciples Divinity House at Vanderbilt University from 1951 until his retirement in 1986. Topics from all three branches of the Stone-Campbell Movement are treated including early leaders like Barton Stone and Alexander Campbell, as well as later studies after the Civil War and into the early 1940s.

The Core Gospel: On Restoring The Crux Of The Matter, Bill Love

ACU Brown Library Monograph Series

This book offers summaries of preaching from generations of ministers within the Stone-Campbell tradition and Churches of Christ more specifically. The Core Gospel is divided into three sections: Part One: The Core Gospel in the New Testament; Part Two: Our Restoration Proclamation of the Core Gospel; Part Three: Current Preaching of the Core Gospel (in the 1990s). This book offers one-of-a-kind synopses of preachers and preaching, and is an important source of data on religious life through more than five generations of Christians.

Cane Ridge In Context: Perspectives On Barton W. Stone And The Revival, Anthony L. Dunnavant, James M. Seale

ACU Brown Library Monograph Series

The year 1991 was the 200th anniversary year of the construction of the Cane Ridge Meetinghouse by a Presbyterian congregation in frontier Kentucky. To celebrate this event, the Disciples of Christ Historical Society hosted a number of special events, including lectures and addresses on the legacy of Barton W. Stone as well as on the background and meaning of the revival. This volume brings together several of these addresses and the chapters are arranged to proceed from reflections upon the various ways Barton W. Stone has been remembered in the Stone-Campbell traditions. Contributors include Anthony L. Dunnavant, Richard L. Harrison …

The Church In Exile: God's Counter Culture In A Non-Christian World, James Thompson

ACU Brown Library Monograph Series

Christians have become more and more a minority group in American culture, and so now find themselves in a situation similar to the early Christians-facing the challenge of living as cultural exiles. The Church in Exile draws upon the epistle of 1 Peter, which was written to "exiles," to help us learn how to live faithfully when many around us do not share Christian values.

Yale Divinity School And The Disciples Of Christ 1872-1989, Edwin L. Becker

ACU Brown Library Monograph Series

For many years, Disciples of Christ students well out-numbered Congregationalists and Methodists at Yale Divinity School, and this led to a "mainstreaming" of Disciples within the broader Protestant world. Yale Divinity School and the Disciples of Christ documents this transition, noting all graduates of Yale with ties to Disciples between 1872 and 1989. This important book shows the lasting impact of Yale on higher education, pastorates, denominational offices, foreign missions, and theological scholarship. The mainstreaming of Disciples of Christ in the 1920s was greatly shaped as its ministers pursued higher education. Becker's study shows the important place of Yale Divinity …

The Everlasting Kingdom: The Kingdom Of God In Scripture And In Our Lives, Everett Ferguson

ACU Brown Library Monograph Series

This is a small bible study on the use of the word "kingdom" in the Bible. It was in a series called the Way of Life Series and designed for church study. It begins in the Old Testament and moves through to Revelation offering a summary of what the Bible means by the reign of God.

Lectures In Honor Of The Alexander Campbell Bicentennial, Lester Mcallister, James M. Seale, Dwight T. Bozeman, Robert O. Fife, Richard L. Harrison Jr., Samuel S. Hill, Thomas H. Olbricht, William J. Richardson, D. Newell Williams, Eva Jean Wrather, Barbara Brown Zikmund

ACU Brown Library Monograph Series

In 1984, the Disciples of Christ Historical Society set forth a program to celebrate the 200th birthday of Alexander Campbell. This book launched a renewed interest in Stone-Campbell history and inspired research that shaped numerous historical projects. Contributors include T. Dwight Bozeman, Robert O. Fife, Richard L. Harrison, Samuel S. Hill, Thomas Olbricht, William J. Richardson, D. Newell Williams, Eva Jean Wrather, and Barbara Brown Zickmund.

Illusions Of Innocence: Protestant Primitivism In America, 1630-1875, Richard T. Hughes, Leonard C. Allen, Robert N. Bellah

ACU Brown Library Monograph Series

History helps us understand who we are and what we should become. This book demonstrates that primitivism is central to American religion. Primitivism is the dream of restoring religion to a purer order, as found in former times.

Power Of The Press: Studies Of The Gospel Advocate, The Christian Standard, And The Christian-Evangelist, Richard T. Hughes, Henry E. Webb, Howard E. Short

ACU Brown Library Monograph Series

Based on the 1986 Reed Lectures, Power of the Press illustrates the important role that the Gospel Advocate, the Christian Standard, and the Christian-Evangelist played in shaping the identity of all three streams of the Stone-Campbell Movement in the nineteenth and early twentieth century. The essays also offer explanations as to why publishing offered such remarkable influence in this period.

He Loves Forever, Thomas H. Olbricht

ACU Brown Library Monograph Series

Despite popular opinion, the primary characteristic of God in the Old Testament is love. His love is intense and unremitting. His love is forever. This point can’t be stressed too much. The central focus of the Old Testament is God’s love. Written in an easy-to-read and well-documented style, Dr. Thomas Olbricht’s book provides us with an inspiring look at the steadfast, immeasurable love God has for his children by examining the following: Creation, blessings through Abraham, deliverance in the Exodus, protection in the wilderness, promise through the covenants, love through the law, victory in the conquest, inheritance of the land, …

The First Letter Of Paul To The Corinthians, Carl Holladay

ACU Brown Library Monograph Series

This commentary was part of a series called the Living Word Commentary. These volumes are designed for lay readers to give them an overview of the critical issues in various books of the Bible. In addition to commentary, this volume offers an overview of the church in Corinth, the setting, and occasion of Paul's letter to the congregation.

Campbell And The Colleges, Perry Epler Gresham

ACU Brown Library Monograph Series

Based on the Reed Lectures from 1971, Gresham, the twelfth president of Bethany College, explores how the school's founder Alexander Campbell articulated his philosophy of education. He then, demonstrates how leaders affiliated with Disciples of Christ went on to found other institutions of higher education. This study shows the variety of entrepreneurial institutions begun within the Stone-Campbell tradition and the challenges of survival that schools faced even in the early 1970s. Chapters include: ▪ Campbell on Education ▪ Campbell's Bethany ▪ Subsequent Colleges and the Campbell Heritage ▪ The Present Predicament of the Colleges

Disciple Preaching In The First Generation: An Ecological Study, Dwight E. Stevenson

ACU Brown Library Monograph Series

Based on the Reed lectures from 1969, Stevenson examines the Old-World origins and the impact of the early American frontier on early Disciples preaching up to the time of the Civil War. He notes the preaching forms that early leaders rejected—mere flowery or rhetorical messages and harangues against established Protestant sects—and what was accepted in its place. Stevenson's essays draw into sharp relief the difference between debate and preaching, a line that has often been blurred within the Stone-Campbell tradition.

Servants Without Hire: Emerging Concepts Of Christian Ministry In The Campbell-Stone Movement, William Martin Smith

ACU Brown Library Monograph Series

Based on the Reed Lectures from 1967, Smith traces the anti-clerical message that accompanied the frontier religious preaching of Alexander Campbell and Barton Stone. Their hopes were that congregations could appoint their own leaders without the undue influence of outsiders. These evangelists were to be first and foremost servants, with no distinction between lay members and ministers. Smith, then traces the development of a professional ministry system within Disciples of Christ into the 1960s as churches called for greater levels of training among their preachers. Chapters include: ▪ A Nineteenth Century Revolution: A Free Ministry in a Free Society ▪Pastors-Evangelists-Bishops …

Quest For A Christian America: The Disciples Of Christ And American Society To 1866, David Edwin Harrell

ACU Brown Library Monograph Series

The Disciples of Christ, led by reformers such as Alexander Campbell and Barton W. Stone, was one of a number of early-19th-century primitivist religious movements seeking to "restore the ancient order of things." The Disciples movement was little more than a loose collection of independent congregations until the middle of the 19th century, but by 1900 three clear groupings of churches had appeared. Today, more than 5 million Americans—members of the modern-day Disciples of Christ (Christian Church), Independent Christian Churches, and Churches of Christ, among others—trace their religious heritage to this "Restoration Movement."

Barton Warren Stone: Early American Advocate Of Christian Unity, William Garrett West

ACU Brown Library Monograph Series

Based on the Reed Lectures from 1967, Smith traces the anti-clerical message that accompanied the frontier religious preaching of Alexander Campbell and Barton Stone. Their hopes were that congregations could appoint their own leaders without the undue influence of outsiders. These evangelists were to be first and foremost servants, with no distinction between lay members and ministers. Smith, then traces the development of a professional ministry system within Disciples of Christ into the 1960s as churches called for greater levels of training among their preachers. Chapters include: ▪ A Nineteenth Century Revolution: A Free Ministry in a Free Society ▪ …