The believers' church :
Durnbaugh, Donald F.
The believers' church : the history and character of radical Protestantism / [by] Donald F. Durnbaugh. - New York, Macmillan c1968. - xi, 315 p. hbk ; 21 cm.
Bibliographical footnotes.
Part I. The concept of the believer's church.
1. The believers' church defined.
Introduction; The free church concept; Theories of free church origins; The categorical imperative ; Political analogies; The believers' church defined -- Part II. The history of the believers' churches.
2. Medieval sectarians : The Waldenses; Unity of Brethren --
3. Radical reformers : The Swiss Brethren; The Hutterian Brethren --
4. Separatist puritans : The Baptists; The Quakers --
5. Free church pietists : The Church of the Brethren; The people called Methodists --
6. New Testament restorationists : Disciples of Christ; The Plymouth Brethren --
7. Contemporary expressions : The confessing church; New forms of the church.
Part III. The character of believers' churches.
8. Discipleship and apostolicity : Discipleship; The fall of the church; Restitution; Church discipline --
9. Mission and evangelism : The territorial church and missions; The believers' church and missions; The great century of missions; Evangelism: social or individual? --
10. Church and state : Separation of church and state; Religious liberty; Peace witness; Involvement in the state --
11. Mutual aid and service : The individual dimension; The communal dimension; The social dimension; The international dimension --
12. Sectarian and ecumenical : The separatist stance; Ecumenical emphases; Ecumenical organizations; Openness to new light.
68023631
Protestantism.
Dissenters, Religious.
Free churches.
280.4/DUR
The believers' church : the history and character of radical Protestantism / [by] Donald F. Durnbaugh. - New York, Macmillan c1968. - xi, 315 p. hbk ; 21 cm.
Bibliographical footnotes.
Part I. The concept of the believer's church.
1. The believers' church defined.
Introduction; The free church concept; Theories of free church origins; The categorical imperative ; Political analogies; The believers' church defined -- Part II. The history of the believers' churches.
2. Medieval sectarians : The Waldenses; Unity of Brethren --
3. Radical reformers : The Swiss Brethren; The Hutterian Brethren --
4. Separatist puritans : The Baptists; The Quakers --
5. Free church pietists : The Church of the Brethren; The people called Methodists --
6. New Testament restorationists : Disciples of Christ; The Plymouth Brethren --
7. Contemporary expressions : The confessing church; New forms of the church.
Part III. The character of believers' churches.
8. Discipleship and apostolicity : Discipleship; The fall of the church; Restitution; Church discipline --
9. Mission and evangelism : The territorial church and missions; The believers' church and missions; The great century of missions; Evangelism: social or individual? --
10. Church and state : Separation of church and state; Religious liberty; Peace witness; Involvement in the state --
11. Mutual aid and service : The individual dimension; The communal dimension; The social dimension; The international dimension --
12. Sectarian and ecumenical : The separatist stance; Ecumenical emphases; Ecumenical organizations; Openness to new light.
68023631
Protestantism.
Dissenters, Religious.
Free churches.
280.4/DUR
