A Comprehensive History of the Disciples of Christ

A Comprehensive History of the Disciples of Christ

Church historian Leroy Garrett refers to this monumental work by William Thomas Moore (1832-1926) as the "first definitive history" of the Stone-Campbell Movement (Disciples of Christ, Christian Churches, and Churches of Christ). In over 900 pages, Moore provides a detailed and well-documented account of what he describes as "a move on the strongholds of sectarianism, and a high call to liberty of thought, liberty of speech, and the right of individual interpretation" â€” "an honest, hearty plea for Christian union" which affirmed for all believers "the right to differ but not to divide."

Although Moore was a pastor, a college professor and administrator, an editor, and missionary, he is probably best known for his part in the creation of the Foreign Christian Missionary Society in 1875. Moore gives his own account of how this came about in Chapter 23.

In his article on Moore in The Stone-Campbell Encyclopedia, David G. Fish (Ozark Christian College) observes that Moore acquired additional notoriety, of a controversial sort, with his "London Plan" which accepted the pious unimmersed into full membership of the local church, a position which he advocated while in England and one which was later adopted by the Monroe Street Church in Chicago on December 5, 1906.

For the diligent student of the Stone-Campbell Movement this is a must-read that will not disappoint. (For additional titles from this publisher, see the "Stone-Campbell e-Print Library" at Stone-Campbell.org, or search for "SCM e-Prints" in the Kindle Store.)
Country USA
Manufacturer SCM e-Prints
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2012-10-21
Format Kindle eBook

Country	USA
Manufacturer	SCM e-Prints
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2012-10-21
Format	Kindle eBook

A Comprehensive History of the Disciples of Christ

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