02171nam a2200277 4500 2176077 AU-EpEBC 20130203173205.0 690810s1968 nyu b 001 0 eng 68023631 DLC DLC DLC NEMB 280.4/DUR EW 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. Protestantism. Dissenters, Religious. Free churches. ddc 14238 14238 0 0 ddc 0 0 280 Denominations MAIN MAIN OS 2012-11-02 Donated from the library of Mr Ian McDowell, EBC Inaugural Principal. 10.00 1 280.4/DUR 11927 2016-04-01 00:00:00 2016-03-24 1 50.00 2012-11-02 AM The Ian McDowell Collection