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Understanding Non-Sunday School Churches of Christ: Some Suggestions for First Reads

Posted in Churches of Christ, debates, Explorations in Stone-Campbell Bibliography, First Reads Series, Non Sunday School Churches of Christ, stone-campbell studies on 10 September 2011 | 4 Comments »

This installment includes just five suggestions for first-reads about one sub-set of acapella Churches of Christ. Navigate the ‘First Reads Series‘ link in my Categories list to find earlier installments. This brief list is in response to a request made in the comments on a February 2010 post, ‘The Situation in Tennessee.’ 1. Thomas A. Langford, [...]

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Understanding Non-Institutional Churches of Christ: Some Suggestions for First Reads

Posted in Churches of Christ, David Lipscomb, First Reads Series, Gospel Advocate, history, James A. Harding, Nashville Bible School, Nashville Churches of Christ, Non-institutionalism, research, stone-campbell studies on 28 June 2009 | 11 Comments »

I offer for this installment the suggestions of my friend Chris Cotten. Several weeks ago I asked Chris to consider guest-posting to eScriptorium a short reading list on non-institutional churches of Christ (NI). I told him there would be no parameters, no restrictions and no pay…well, ok, a meal at Wendell’s in West Nashville, but no lucre, filthy or [...]

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A few more ‘first reads’

Posted in books, Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), First Reads Series, scholarship, stone-campbell studies on 15 November 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Several days ago I recommended some first reads for understanding the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). This morning’s mail brings a new Chalice Press catalog with some new releases. Look for these new titles between now and the summer of ’09: D. Duane Cummins, The Disciples: A Struggle for Reformation (June 09) Sandhya Jha, Room at the [...]

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Understanding the Disciples: Some Suggestions for First Reads

Posted in Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), First Reads Series, stone-campbell studies on 8 November 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Herewith I’m launching another occasional series of posts broadly titled, “First Reads.” My goal is to survey selected areas from the broad and deep body of literature on/by/about/from the Stone-Campbell movement and suggest a few places to begin your study. As a target audience for this series I have in mind interested folks who are willing to do a little [...]

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First Reads: New Series Coming

Posted in First Reads Series, stone-campbell studies on 7 November 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Herewith I’m launching another occasional series of posts broadly titled, “First Reads.” My goal is to survey selected areas from the body of literature on/by/about/from the Stone-Campbell movement and suggest a few places to begin your study. As a target audience for this series I have in mind inquisitive folks who are willing to do a little digging but [...]

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