Unity Plea
“Christians only, not the only Christians.”
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Twelve primary documents — pamphlets, periodicals, a covenant, a letter and its reply — four of them readable here in full.
A curated tour of the Stone-Campbell Restoration Movement—its people, practices, and ideas—told with primary sources, timelines, and exhibits for the public, ministers, and researchers.
The Bible is a perfect system of faith and morals, adapted to the wants of all.
Every man must be permitted to investigate for himself, and to follow the truth wherever it may lead him.
Human authority has no right to lord it over the conscience of man.
Key practices and ideas, presented with narrative, sources, and artifacts.
“Christians only, not the only Christians.”
Breaking bread as ordinary, participatory worship.
Agency, conscience, and allegiance to Christ.
Priesthood of all believers in one voice.
Founders, reformers, critics, and global voices.
Twelve primary documents — pamphlets, periodicals, a covenant, a letter and its reply — four of them readable here in full.
Ways to teach this history, or dig in yourself — a full class, sourced quotations, and the movement’s colleges.
Our Wild Democracy — a history of ideas in twelve chapters, each chapter linked to the people, events, and documents behind it.
Sourced quotations from the movement's own voices, grouped by idea, person, and slogan — each traced back to the document it came from.
Nine institutions tied to the movement — Bacon College, Bethany, Transylvania, and the campuses carrying the tradition today.
