Barton Warren Stone
Early American Advocate of Christian Unity
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11247438 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Walter B Posey (Agnes Scott College, corresponding author), William Garrett West |
| Year | 1955 |
| Volume | 41 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 706 |
| Publication date | 1955-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Mississippi Valley Historical Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0161-391X • E-ISSN: 2326-2028 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/1889199 |
| OpenAlex | W4245942819 |
| Language | EN |
Based on the Reed Lectures from 1967, Smith traces the anti-clerical message that accompanied the frontier religious preaching of Alexander Campbell and Barton Stone. Their hopes were that congregations could appoint their own leaders without the undue influence of outsiders. These evangelists were to be first and foremost servants, with no distinction between lay members and ministers. Smith, then traces the development of a professional ministry system within Disciples of Christ into the 1960s as churches called for greater levels of training among their preachers. Chapters include: ▪ A Nineteenth Century Revolution: A Free Ministry in a Free Society ▪ Pastors-Evangelists-Bishops and Sometimes Deacons ▪ Changing Ministries for Changing Times
Art history · Theology · American Constitutional Law and Politics · Catholicism and Religious Studies · Classics · Computer Science · History · Philosophy
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |