I notice today is the 27th, and, so, a happy 27th to all. But I come empty-handed as far as a new installment for Explorations in Stone-Campbell Bibliography is concerned. As a substitute I offer this review of David Lipscomb’s Commentary on Acts. —– BOOK TABLE “A Commentary on the Acts of the Apostles, with [...]
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David Lipscomb on Acts reviewed in Christian Standard, 1897
Posted in books, Christian Churches and Churches of Christ, Christian Standard, Churches of Christ, commentaries, David Lipscomb, Explorations in Stone-Campbell Bibliography, Gospel Advocate, J. W. McGarvey, Nashville Bible School, stone-campbell studies on 27 April 2010 | 1 Comment »
Why I Became A Preacher, James A. Harding, concluded
Posted in Alexander Campbell, American Christian Review, Benjamin Franklin, Bethany College, books, Christian Churches and Churches of Christ, Churches of Christ, commentaries, David Lipscomb, Gospel Advocate, J. W. McGarvey, James A. Harding, Quotes, stone-campbell studies on 25 April 2010 | 1 Comment »
[see part one here] … after their business transaction was closed. No amount of business, no success, no adversity could cause him to forget God and the souls of men. The good he did is incalculable. Blessed is the memory of “Uncle Minor.” I had not been long at Hopkinsville, teaching, before he wanted to [...]
Explorations in Stone-Campbell Bibliography, #9: The Art of the Books (GA and McQuiddy)
Posted in books, Churches of Christ, commentaries, David Lipscomb, Explorations in Stone-Campbell Bibliography, F. L. Rowe, Gospel Advocate, J. W. Shepherd, McQuiddy Printing Company, Nashville Churches of Christ, Nashville history, stone-campbell studies on 27 March 2010 | 5 Comments »
In installment #8 I looked at a few early to middle 19th century Stone-Campbell books. I pick up here with pre-1900 Gospel Advocate Publishing Company books. F. D. Srygley, Smiles and Tears, or Larimore and His Boys (Nashville: Gospel Advocate Publishing Company, 1889) in bold red cloth with black floral designs on the spine and front [...]
Explorations in Stone-Campbell Bibliography: Addendum to 2009 Year-in-Review
Posted in biblical studies, book reviews, books, Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), Christian Churches and Churches of Christ, Churches of Christ, commentaries, Explorations in Stone-Campbell Bibliography, stone-campbell studies on 6 January 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Last week I quickly surveyed a few books published in 2009 which I think merit attention for their contribution to Stone-Campbell studies. I neglected to include a milestone publication in Biblical studies. About this time last year ACU Press issued The Transforming Word, a one-volume commentary on the Bible. It is a landmark achievement in [...]
I’ll tell you mine…(a post, with questions, for bibliophiles)
Posted in biblical studies, books, Churches of Christ, commentaries, Gospel Advocate, McQuiddy Printing Company, Nashville on 4 November 2009 | 10 Comments »
I nurture a few interests in my reading and book-collecting…in generally this order –Books published by Gospel Advocate Publishing Company, McQuiddy Printing Company (both of Nashville), and F. L. Rowe (out of Cincinnati). –Festschriften for Restorationist scholars (Restorationist broadly construed here; I have a particular interest in Churches of Christ scholars publishing in and being [...]
Explorations in Stone-Campbell Bibliography, #8: Unpublished Books
Posted in books, C. E. W. Dorris, Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), Christian Churches and Churches of Christ, Churches of Christ, commentaries, Explorations in Stone-Campbell Bibliography, Gospel Advocate, Nashville Bible School, research, stone-campbell studies, T. W. Brents on 25 April 2009 | 4 Comments »
In my scanning of our periodical literature I found a few references to books which for one reason or another have never been published. Some are proposed and evidently the author never carried through, or sometimes a call is issued for a study on topic X or Y but no one takes up the challenge, or [...]

Explorations in Stone-Campbell Bibliography: Commentaries
Posted in biblical studies, books, commentaries, Explorations in Stone-Campbell Bibliography, stone-campbell studies, theology on 27 July 2010 | 2 Comments »
I have in mind a series of reflections on commentaries in the Restoration Movement. This genre is only beginning to be explored, so I think a short series is in order. As I continue to look into it, consider three broad time frames: –19th century: this list will be rather short –20th century to 1950 [...]
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