Where My Caravan Has Rested

by Burris Jenkins

Burris Jenkins writes a memoir, sharing the story of his many adventures as student, journalist, educator, and minister. Jenkins is best known as one of the liberal icons of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in the first half of the 20th century.

241 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1939

About the author

Burris Jenkins was a Disciples of Christ minister, educator, journalist. He concluded his ministry as pastor of Community Christian Church in Kansas City, Missouri.

Reviews

[Robert D. Cornwall · Rating 4 out of 5]

Burris Jenkins one a most intriguing character. He was a Disciples minister, journalist, college president, and most of all a provocateur. Published in 1939, Jenkins tells his own life story, from his childhood in the Kansas City area to the conclusion of his ministry in the same city. In between he had many an adventure, including spending a year as the second pastor of First Christian Church of Santa Barbara.

The most important aspect of this rollicking story is his work of being a leading liberal Disciple minister. He had little interest in denominational politics and was actually not well liked by the powers that be who found him too independent, too liberal, and too much the showman.

Jenkins isn't well known today, but his story is worth exploring.