{"product_id":"a-wild-democracy-vol-1-of-3-the-struggle-for-the-soul-of-churches-of-christ-1889-1939-churches-of-christ-in-the-twentieth-century-1684264936","title":"A Wild Democracy (Vol. 1 of 3): The Struggle for the Soul of Churches of Christ, 1889-1939 (Churches of Christ in the Twentieth Century)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1684264936\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e C. Leonard Allen\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA fresh, provocative new interpretation of the story of Churches of Christ as they fashioned a new identity in the opening decades of the twentieth century.A Wild Democracy begins with the separation from the Disciples of Christ\/Christian Church, viewing the division from the perspective of four leaders in Churches of Christ: Daniel Sommer, David Lipscomb, Samuel W. Womack, and T. B. Larimore.The long ordeal of separation was followed by several decades of intense identity-forming controversy - a theological free-for-all, a \"wild democracy.\" Everyone could express their convictions and press their case; no one could dictate with any finality a list of required beliefs, though many tried. Schism was inevitable.In the midst of this, three main traditions emerged seeking to define the new identity. Many sharp controversies ensued: The two biggest of the first decade were rebaptism and the indwelling of the Holy Spirit; the most controversial one of the 1920s and 30s was premillennialism. By the 1930s, after several decades of steady and intense, often uncivil controversy, something like a doctrinal standard emerged. For a time, it held together a loose and tenuous unity between the three traditions. But by mid-century, a major division was approaching, with others to follow - stories that volumes two and three will tell.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mia Karts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52180252328224,"sku":"NEW1684264936","price":23.32,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0980\/7426\/3840\/files\/81130AlAabL.jpg?v=1786542365","url":"https:\/\/miakarts.com\/products\/a-wild-democracy-vol-1-of-3-the-struggle-for-the-soul-of-churches-of-christ-1889-1939-churches-of-christ-in-the-twentieth-century-1684264936","provider":"Miakarts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}