TY  - BOOK
AU  - Durnbaugh,Donald F.
TI  - The believers' church: the history and character of radical Protestantism 
SN  - 0585180601
AV  - BX4817 .D8 1985eb
U1  - 280/.4 19
PY  - 1985///, ©1968
CY  - Scottdale, Pa.
PB  - Herald Press
KW  - Dissenters, Religious
KW  - Free churches
KW  - Protestantism
KW  - fast
KW  - RELIGION
KW  - Christianity
KW  - Protestant
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Reprint. Originally published: New York : Macmillan, 1968; Includes bibliographical references and index; Part I. The concept of the believer's church. [ch. 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. [ch. 2] Medieval sectarians. The Waldenses; Unity of Brethren [ch. 3] Radical reformers. The Swiss Brethren; The Hutterian Brethren [ch. 4] Separatist puritans. The Baptists; The Quakers [ch. 5] Free church pietists. The Church of the Brethren; The people called Methodists [ch. 6] New Testament restorationists. Disciples of Christ; The Plymouth Brethren [ch. 7] Contemporary expressions. The confessing church; New forms of the church -- Part III. The character of believers' churches. [ch. 8] Discipleship and apostolicity. Discipleship; The fall of the church; Restitution; Church discipline [ch. 9] Mission and evangelism. The territorial church and missions; The believers' church and missions; The great century of missions; Evangelism: social or individual? [ch. 10] Church and state. Separation of church and state; Religious liberty; Peace witness; Involvement in the state [ch. 11] Mutual aid and service. The individual dimension; The communal dimension; The social dimension; The international dimension [ch. 12] Sectarian and ecumenical. The separatist stance; Ecumenical emphases; Ecumenical organizations; Openness to new light
N2  - A history of the believers', or free, church including the Waldenses, the Unity of Brethren, the Swiss Brethren, the Hutterian Brethren, the Baptists, the Quakers, the Church of the Brethren, the Methodists, the Disciples of Christ, the Plymouth Brethren, and the Confessing Church
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