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1 online resource (xvi, 258 pages) |
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A social history of the Disciples of Christ ; v. 1 |
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Harrell, David Edwin.
Social history of the Disciples of Christ ; 1
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| Contents |
I. The setting -- religion and American society, 1800-1865 -- The disciples of Christ, 1800-1865 -- Religion and society -- Disciples social thought, 1800-1865 -- II. The mind of a movement -- Half law -- Half love -- Half prophet -- Half peacemaker -- The millennial order -- The American millennium -- The Anglo-Saxon millennium -- The church and the world -- The mind of a movement -- III. An American economic gospel -- The principles of Christian capitalism -- The tribunal of business ethics -- Humanitarian impulse -- The gospel of community -- Rumblings of the future -- The economic pattern -- IV. Slavery and sectionalism -- an entering wedge -- American slavery -- Black disciples -- Humanitarian impulse, 1800-1845 -- Campbell and common sense, 1800-1845 -- Abolitionism and controversy, 1845-1861 -- James Shannon -- Fire-eating preacher -- The moderate mold -- The sectional pattern -- V. Pacifism and patriotism -- the cleavage deepens -- Prelude -- Crisis -- Pacifism and neutrals -- Christians go to war -- The church goes to war -- Evil omens -- Can we divide? -- VI. The Christian and the world -- Demon rum -- The noxious weed -- Worldly allurements -- The Lord's day -- Marriage and divorce -- The business of Moral regeneration -- Diverging views -- VII. The residue of reform -- Capital punishment -- The rights of woman -- Indians -- Secret societies -- "The mother of harlots" -- VIII. The quest |
| Summary |
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." |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Disciples of Christ -- History
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| SUBJECT |
Disciples of Christ fast |
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Restoration movement (Christianity) -- History -- 19th century
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Christian sociology -- 19th century
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RELIGION -- Christianity -- Denominations.
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Restoration movement (Christianity)
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Christian sociology
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United States -- Church history -- 19th century.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85139928
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United States
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| Genre/Form |
Church history
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History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781684265176 |
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1684265177 |
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