TY  - BOOK
AU  - Durnbaugh,Donald F.
TI  - The believers' church: the history and character of radical Protestantism 
U1  - 280.4/DUR 
PY  - 1968///
CY  - New York
PB  - Macmillan
KW  - Protestantism
KW  - Dissenters, Religious
KW  - Free churches
N1  - 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
ER  -