The definitive history of the Brethren in Christ Church, this book traces the growth of the Brethren in Christ from a small sect to a growing international group. A "must" for anyone who's serious about studying the Brethren in Christ Church.
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Carlton O. Wittlinger is an historian by profession and a churchman by commitment. Dr. Wittlinger did his undergraduate work at Messiah College and Taylor University. He received his M.A. from the University of Buffalo, and Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania. He has been a member of the Messiah College faculty since 1943 where he presently serves as Professor of History. During his association with Messiah College he has served as Registrar, Dean of the College, and Chairman of the Division of Social Sciences. As a churchman, he knows the Brethren in Christ from personal involvement, having served at the denominational level in various assignments including that of Church Archivist since 1961. He has devoted a lifetime to teaching in the denomination's colleges. He has been a contributor to scholarly journals including the Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society, Pennsylvania History, and Mennonite Quarterly Review. He has been visiting Professor of History at Elizabethtown College and at Eastern Mennonite College. He is married to the former Fay Martin. They have one son and two daughters.
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The Brethren in Christ originated about 1780 along the Susquehanna River near the present town of Bainbridge in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
seminary affiliation, missionary training home, nonresistant faith, mutual baptism, indoctrination movement, local church outreach, second definite work, nonresistant position, conference minutes, benevolent home, sanctification issue, erect collar, total brotherhood, trine immersion, city mission work, church uniforms, holiness message, holiness emphasis, ministering brethren, fire relief, noncombatant service, foreign mission board, holiness camp, mutual fire insurance company, gospel tent Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
General Conference, United States, River Brethren, George Detwiler, Henry Davidson, Lancaster County, Canadian Joint Council Minutes, New Testament, Church Archives, Noah Zook, Pennsylvania State Council, Canada Joint Council, Jacob Engel, Messiah Bible School, Henry Engle, Samuel Zook, United Brethren, Charles Baker, Service Committee, Holy Spirit, Black Creek District, Handbook of Missions, Jesse Engle, Holy Ghost, Home Mission Board New!
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Front Cover | Front Flap | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Flap | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
The Brethren in Christ originated about 1780 along the Susquehanna River near the present town of Bainbridge in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
seminary affiliation, missionary training home, nonresistant faith, mutual baptism, indoctrination movement, local church outreach, second definite work, nonresistant position, conference minutes, benevolent home, sanctification issue, erect collar, total brotherhood, trine immersion, city mission work, church uniforms, holiness message, holiness emphasis, ministering brethren, fire relief, noncombatant service, foreign mission board, holiness camp, mutual fire insurance company, gospel tent Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
General Conference, United States, River Brethren, George Detwiler, Henry Davidson, Lancaster County, Canadian Joint Council Minutes, New Testament, Church Archives, Noah Zook, Pennsylvania State Council, Canada Joint Council, Jacob Engel, Messiah Bible School, Henry Engle, Samuel Zook, United Brethren, Charles Baker, Service Committee, Holy Spirit, Black Creek District, Handbook of Missions, Jesse Engle, Holy Ghost, Home Mission Board New!
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