Project Gutenberg 2015-02-11 Public domain in the USA. 269 Garrison, Winfred Ernest 1874 1969 Garrison, W. E. (Winfred Ernest) An American Religious Movement : A Brief History of the Disciples of Christ Produced by Stephen Hutcheson, Dave Morgan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "An American Religious Movement: A Brief History of the Disciples of Christ" by Winfred Ernest Garrison is a historical account written in the mid-20th century. The book explores the origins and development of the Disciples of Christ, detailing how this religious movement emerged from the unique conditions of America's frontier and has evolved over time. The central themes revolve around the principles of Christian unity and restoration, focusing on the motivations and foundational figures who contributed to the movement. The opening of this work introduces key questions regarding the identity, origins, and growth of the Disciples of Christ. It outlines the convergence of several independent movements in the early 19th century that aimed to simplify Christian belief and promote unity among diverse factions by returning to the teachings of the New Testament. Notable figures like Barton W. Stone and the Campbells emerge as pivotal in this formation, advocating for a religion free from creeds and elaborate governance, fostering inclusivity among believers. The text sets the stage to explore how these movements eventually unified into a distinct religious group that plays a significant role in American Christianity. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 48.5 (College-level). Difficult to read. en Disciples of Christ -- History BX Text Category: History - American Category: History - Religious 396146 2025-09-19T10:53:37.211315 text/html 348152 2024-10-24T17:00:12 text/html 277689 2025-09-19T10:53:45.043299 application/epub+zip 287378 2025-09-19T10:53:39.580278 application/epub+zip 192716 2025-09-19T10:53:38.447309 application/epub+zip 422300 2025-09-19T10:53:48.884259 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 376670 2025-09-19T10:53:44.003263 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 281623 2022-09-21T20:31:54.227033 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 305135 2025-09-19T10:53:36.298296 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 285183 2024-10-24T17:00:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 15975 2025-09-19T10:53:49.018233 application/rdf+xml 18350 2025-09-19T10:53:38.576274 image/jpeg 2572 2025-09-19T10:53:38.512294 image/jpeg 257851 2025-09-19T10:53:37.241342 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog