num_pages: 160
description: This volume is a reprint of the most through treatise on pacifism and the separation of church and state from the early era of the Stone-Campbell movement. Drawing on the Old and New Testaments as well as the witness of the early church, Lipscom ( makes a strong case for the church's non-involvement in civil government (in contrast with the divine government, which is being demonstrated through the church community).
language: English
title: On Civil Government: Its Origin, Mission and Destiny and the Christian's Relation to It
titlecomplete: On Civil Government: Its Origin, Mission and Destiny and the Christian's Relation to It
ratings_count: 67
publisher: Doulos Christou Press