History Of The Church, The: The Restoration Movement

From this movement came the Disciples of Christ/Christian Church and the churches of Christ. Litmer explains the restoration principles on which the movement grounded, recalling the work of early restoration preachers, and also discusses issues that was the basis for the separation of the two groups. Chapter titles are as follows:

1: The Lord’s Church
2: A Brief Discussion of Continued Apostasy and Reaction in the Middle Ages
3. Outstanding Characters of the Protestant Reformation
4. Early Restorationists and Their Influence
5. Barton W. Stone
6. Thomas Campbell
7. Alexander Campbell
8. The Restoration Plea: The Only Valid and Scriptural Approach to Gaining Biblical Knowledge and Authority
9. Practical Application: Walter Scott
10. The American Christian Missionary Society
11. Instrumental Music
12. Institutionalism
13. Where Does It End?