The Churches of Christ

by Richard T. Hughes

Book Overview

This volume tells the story of the Churches of Christ, one of three major denominations that emerged in the United States from a religious movement led by Alexander Campbell and Barton W. Stone in the early 19th century. Beginning as an effort to provide a basis on which all Christians in America could unite, the leaders of the movement relied on the faith and practice of the primitive church. Ironically, this unity movement eventually divided...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0313233128
• ISBN13: 9780313233128
• Release Date: April 2001
• Publisher: Greenwood
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.43 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.4" x 9.5"