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Excelent historical source
If you are looking for a comprehensive and complete history of the formation of the UCC this is the right book to read. ... Read more

Book Description
This collection of essays expands knowledge about the diversity of the UCC, and connects the UCC with many significant developments in American religious and ethnic history.It explores such areas as Native American Protestantism, black Christian churches, a schism in the German Reformed Church, Armenian congregationalism's missionary beginnings, German congregationalism, blacks and the American Missionary Association, Deaconess ministries, the Schwenkfelders, the Calvin Synod (Hungarian), women's work and women's boards, and Japanese-American congregationalists. ... Read more

Book Description
Hidden Histories 2 invites readers to enhance their knowledge of history as an important source of spiritual strength for these times.It also examines more deeply what it means for the United Church of Christ to celebrate its "unity in diversity."It explores such areas as Lutheran and Reformed Cooperation; German Evangelical Protestants; Origins of the Christian Denomination in New England; Evangelical Pietism and Biblical Criticism; Women's Mission Structures and the American Board; Religious Journalism; Philip William Otterbein and the United Brethren; From German Reformed Roots to the Churches of God; The Congregational Training School for Women; and Chinese Congregationalism. ... Read more