A commenter on Scot McKnight's Jesus Creed blog made a contrast between the Restoration Movement being a "movement" not a "monument".
I like that. I probably heard that years ago when
studying such things, both in undergrad and graduate level, but it's when we are out here working amongst people of varying traditions, backgrounds and denominations that things start making sense.
Check out Scot's post and then the 47, and counting, comments that follow. Interesting reading.
Scot says,
I like that. I probably heard that years ago when
studying such things, both in undergrad and graduate level, but it's when we are out here working amongst people of varying traditions, backgrounds and denominations that things start making sense.Check out Scot's post and then the 47, and counting, comments that follow. Interesting reading.
Scot says,
"I contend that the Restoration Movement, or the Stone-Campbell movement, made up of the Christian Church and the Churches of Christ, is American evangelicalism's best-kept secret and, sadly, the most overlooked resource of thinking and praxis. These are Bible people; these are pious people; and there are lots and lots of them; and they are doing excellent work in Bible and theology and church ministry. And neglecting this movement has weakened the robustness of the evangelical voice in the USA."Let's keep it restoring and not restraining, keep it open and generous, eager to engage in conversation with other groups, not just protecting our gates and suppressing healthy conversation.
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