The the history and character of radical Protestantism Durnbaugh, Donald F. creator text bibliography nyu New York Macmillan c1968 1968 monographic eng

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xi, 315 p. hbk ; 21 cm. 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. [by] Donald F. Durnbaugh. Bibliographical footnotes. Protestantism Dissenters, Religious Free churches 280.4/DUR 68023631 DLC 690810 20130203173205.0 2176077