Will the Cycle Be Unbroken?
Churches of Christ Face the 21st Century

by Douglas A. Foster
Abilene Christian University (Abilene, Texas)
Abilene: Abilene Christian University Press, 1994
ISBN 0-89112-013-0

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CONTENTS

Preface (iii)
Inroduction (ix)
1. Cycles of Growth, Decline, and Division in American Churches (1)
2. How Others See Us--the Public Face of Churches of Christ (17)
3. How We See Ourselves (43)
4. Schools, Lectureships, and Papers: Institutions of Control and Uniformity (67)
5. The Complicated Pattern of Current Division (89)
6. The 1890s and the 1990s: So Alike, Yet So Different (99)
7. God's Prescription for Unity (131)
8. Case Study: The Example of T. B. Larimore (147)
9. Following the Leaders: Where Are They? (161)
10. Restoration: God's Finished Work--Our Never-Ending Quest (177)
Conclusion: The Promise of Spiritual Renewal (187)

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