{"product_id":"pilgrim-people-a-history-of-the-united-church-of-christ-and-its-antecedents-9798995584872","title":"Pilgrim People: A History of the United Church of Christ and Its Antecedents","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Charles A. Maxfield\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Santos Books\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Santos Books\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI wrote this book out of necessity. As Director of the Lay Ministry Program of the New York Conference UCC, I frequently taught a course on United Church of Christ History and Polity to lay ministers and to ministers of other denominations interested in the UCC. What could I use for a textbook? To get a complete view of the history of the UCC and its antecedents, one needed to read five books: Louis H. Gunnemann's \u003cem\u003eThe Shaping of the United Church of Christ\u003c\/em\u003e; John Von Rohr's \u003cem\u003eThe Shaping of American Congregationalism, 1620-1957;\u003c\/em\u003e David Dunn's \u003cem\u003eA History of the Evangelical and Reformed Church\u003c\/em\u003e; and Barbara Brown Zikmund's two volumes of \u003cem\u003eHidden Histories of the United Church of Christ\u003c\/em\u003e. It would be unreasonable for me to require students to buy five books for the first half of a 20-hour course. I needed to bring together the history of the United Church of Christ into one volume. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMy approach to UCC history is unusual. Instead of telling the four stories of the predecessor denominations separately, I have told one story. I have also included many stories that are usually omitted from our history, such as the Peace Movement, Thomas Gallaudet, and the Evangelical Synod experience in World War I. I have also chronicled my denomination's failures and our accomplishments. I see history through the eyes of one who has been a local church pastor for most of my fifty-five years in ministry, and whose graduate work focused on mission history. Parish life and missions loom large in this telling of the story.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Santos Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47882766385303,"sku":"9798995584872","price":2158.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9798995584872.webp?v=1781096909","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/pilgrim-people-a-history-of-the-united-church-of-christ-and-its-antecedents-9798995584872","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}