I have another Kindle book to bring to your attention. Here are the links:
North America:
http://amzn.to/Kp2RLi
UK:
http://amzn.to/JxRiUL
In 2012, the Churches of God (see www.churchesofgod.info) are represented by
over one hundred assemblies in many countries around the world on four
continents.
The formation of Churches of God in 1892 was one of a number
of significant development in the history of the Brethren movement in Great
Britain - although not as well known or documented as others.
This book, published by Hayes Press,
tells the story of how and why such an event happened, starting with a detailed
examination of the emergence of Brethrenism in the mid-nineteenth century and
the roles played by the leaders of the movement, such as John Nelson Darby and
others, and the key role played various Brethren magazines such as Needed Truth
in discussing church doctrine and practice.
The dramatic events of 1892
are then re-told, explaining exactly why some felt that they had no option but
to separate from the Plymouth Brethren and other off-shoots, to become a
completely new entity - so that they could more effectively put into practise
what the pattern that they saw in the Old and New Testaments of God's desire for
united collective testimony and elderhood.
The final session of the book
walks through the early history of the Churches of God, their early struggles,
the expansion into North America, West Africa, India, Burma and Australia and
discusses distinctive features such as Bible camps, radio evangelism and
missionary work up to 1985.
This book is a great resource for students of
church history who wish to understand more about the Brethren movement and the
Churches of God, an entity who - despite still having much in common with the
Brethren movement - deeply hold core convictions that have not always been well
known or understood.
