In Search of Christian Unity: A History of the Restoration Movement

by Henry E. Webb

The decision to publish a revised and updated edition of In Search of Christian Unity was reached because the earlier edition was found to be a useful text and resource in numbers of college and seminary classrooms. All texts concerning historical movements and institutions that are of continuing significance and relevance need frequent updating, and it is hoped that the present work will fulfill this need for the Stone/Campbell movement, currently entering its third century. The author has been pleased by the positive reception accorded the earlier edition by historians and students in each of the three branches of the Stone-Campbell heritage.

574 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1990

Reviews

[Ryan Dufoe · Rating 4 out of 5]

I mostly gave four stars because Webb wrote on a topic I'm less interested in than others, but the four stars I gave him are a testament to how detailed, interesting, and well he wrote. This is a very thorough history of the Stone-Campbell Restoration Movement. I had to read it for a class on the subject, and while I dreaded having to pick it up to meet long reading goals for class, I found myself enthralled within a couple pages every single time. Henry Webb is a good historian and a good author, and if my mild reading on the subject, this book is a must-have in its field.

[Daniel Silliman · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good, detailed and durable standard history of a movement. I think the first part about the early movement is very well done. Later sections show the weakness of 20th c. denominational history approach, but still useful and important for its context.