A Handbook for Today's Disciples : In the Christian Church

by D. Duane Cummins

This new revised edition of a Disciples classic is an overview of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ).
In offering an overview of the church, this handbook provides concise information on Disciples heritage, thought, worship, mission, and structure, making it a valuable resource for both church members and members-to-be, and for those who simply want to know more about the church. The author illustrates his summaries of Disciples traditions with excerpts from Disciples documents and scripture, bringing a major American religious movement vividly to life.

Genres: Religion

66 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 1981

Reviews

[Riley Brysch]

This book serves as a guide to the historical background and systematic theology in the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) denomination. It is concise and gives a quick overview of the denomination as a whole. What is frustrating about this book though is that since Disciples of Christ emphasize ecumenism and the autonomy of the local church, the theology that it presents can honestly be used to describe virtually any other Christian denomination. This book focuses virtually only on cataphatic theology and not apophatic theology. Usually, with a book of this nature, apophatic language is more useful to highlight the distinctives of a denomination; instead, this book just affirms rather ecumenical statements of faith for the Disciples of Christ denomination. Overall, this book is useful for the length it is, but the historical sections are more helpful than the theological ones.

[TERRY RAY]

Handbook for the Christian Church also known as the Disciples of Christ

This booklet tells a brief history of the church that became eventually became known as The Disciples of Christ. This occurred in the United States and began in the early 1800s. The book tells of the Christian beliefs of the Disciples of Christ Churches.
It is an excellent way to learn about the Disciples of Christ.

[Ainsley Grey]

Great for those who want to learn more about the DoC!

[Riley Pearson]

A great introduction to the D of C.

[Alexander Nash]

A concise read about the Disciples of Christ movement. This book helped me, a Disciple from birth, understand the roots of a lot of my own beliefs and practices. I would recommend this to anyone looking for information about the movement as it is very well organized by topic. I only wish that it told more narratives and explained more vividly what it means to be a Disciple.