03109namaa2200289   450000100150000000300090001500500170002400800070004102000180004804000130006608200170007909000150009610000200011124501410013126000410027230000140031344000470032750002100037450400510058450518780063565000350251365000380254865000390258665000340262599900150265995201450267423761180911809AU-EpEBC20111017203254.0060215  a1-84227-254-3  cAu-EpEBC  a289/.209/SHU  c7866d78661 aShuff, Roger N.10aSearching for the true church :bBrethren and evangelicals in mid-twentieth century England /cRoger Shuff ; forward by Harold H. Rowdon  aMilton Keynes, UKbPaternosterc2005  a315pbpbk 0aStudies in Evangelical history and thought  a"...inclusion of both branches of the Brethren movement. commonly known as 'Open' and 'Exclusive' but designated by Shuff 'Independant' and 'Connexional' respectively..." (from the foreword by H.H. Rowdon)  aIncludes bibliographical references and index.  aContents: Introduction. Ch 2: Local but not parochial: Independent Brethren confidence attracts widening attention : A rising profile; Communion at the centre; Degrees of separatism; The local assembly; Conclusion. Ch 3: Networks of the true church: Connexional Brethren as the spiritual haven for discerning souls : The reality of church; The practice of the supper; The boundaries of communion; The ethos of ministry; Conclusion. Ch 4: Students of the Word: Independant Brethren and the resurgence of evangelical Bible study and scholarship : The hegemony of the self-taught; Equipping educated evangelicals; A credible faith; Training opinion makers; Lowering the fence; Conclusion. Ch 5: Authority in doctrine: the locus of truth for Connexional Brethren : Essentially different; Defined by controversy; Representing the apostles; Authority enforced; Conclusion. Ch 6: Mission minded: Independent Brethren and the post-war evangelistic enterprise : Bridging the gulf; Organization for the Gospel; The transatlantic dimension; The implications of effective evangelism; Conclusion. Ch 7: A disconcerting world: Connexional Brethren respond to the post-war generation : Faith in tradition; Pushing the boundaries; Pulling up the drawbridge; An inextinguishable flame?; Conclusion. Ch 8: Revival fire : Independent Brethren and a new emphasis on the Holy Spirit: The Spirit of Pentecost; Power for revival; New restorationists; The antidote for ecclesiological compromise; Seeking revival not renewal; Conclusion. Ch 9: The spirit of revival: Connexional Brethren in the religious and cultural climate of the sixties : Reconciliation for revival; The 'greatist revival that ever was'; The spirit of contemporary culture; Power to the young; Getting free; Conclusion. Appendix 1 : Brethren congregations in England and Wales 1873-1975. Appendix 2 : The Aberdeen Issue: 1970   aChurch historyx 20th century.  aBrethren movementx 20th century.  aExclusive brethrenx distinctives.  aOpen brethrenx distinctives.  c7866d7866  00104070aMAINbMAINcGd2008-03-25ePaternosteg140.00l3m2o289.209/SHUp07475r2015-09-23 00:00:00s2014-10-31v110.00w2008-03-25yAM