Product Description
The definitive history of the Brethren in Christ Church, this book traces the growth of the Brethren in Christ from a small sect to a growing international group. A "must" for anyone who's serious about studying the Brethren in Christ Church. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (1)

Thoroughly Researched
Dr. Fetters is truly a scholar and a gentleman. This Christian researcher has put together a well documented history of the first demonination to be founded in the United States, the United Brethern in Christ. In so doing he has filled a niche that had previously been void. He is to be commended for successfully meeting this challenge.

The author's storytelling skills are so captivating that he takes the reader back to the U.B. theology that preceded the activities that later took place in the U.S. He's good at establishing context and developing chronology. This is an informative book. ... Read more

Product Description
A comprehensive guide to Brethren in Christ beliefs and church administration. Compiled by the BIC General Secretary's office, this is a comprehensive guide to Brethren in Christ beliefs and church administration.It includes the Articles of Faith and Doctrine, the BIC Constitution, and BIC bylaws. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (1)

family history as well
Hi thereIf you are a Boyer (or a French) and have family from southwestern Ohio - please order one of these fine paperbacks by Paul.Besides wonderful mission history there is also Boyer (and French) family history to be learned.
Have a wonderful day.
Nanette ... Read more

Book Description
Brethren in Christ Church Among the Ndebele takes off from a theoretical framework including views of Liberation Theology that Latin American writers espoused. It focuses, mostly, on the history of the Brethren in Christ Church in Zimbabwe and that of the Ndebele among whom it settled in 1898. Perhaps guided by Rudyard Kipling’s The White Man’s Burden, the early missionaries preached a mixing of Christianity and westernization, causing some Africans to question and resist its mission. However, Cecil J. Rhodes viewed BICC missionaries as useful partners in subduing the then-rebellious Ndebele in the Matopos area—allegedly writing Rev. Jesse Engle saying: “missionaries are cheaper and better.” No wonder, when the liberation war in Zimbabwe intensified, that the BICC became a target of attacks resulting in the forced withdrawal of all missionaries—and a hasty turning over of power to ill-prepared African leaders. ... Read more