Title: A life of Alexander Campbell /
Authors: Foster, Douglas A. 1952-
Year: 2020
Subjects: Campbell, Alexander,; Campbell, Alexander,
Abstract: "A biography of Alexander Campbell, one of the founders of the Stone-Campbell Movement"--
Contents: The formation of Alexander Campbell's Ireland -- The formation of Alexander Campbell's Father -- The formation of the mind of Alexander Campbell -- The creation of a career -- The creation of the Ancient Gospel and order of things -- The role of Christian unity in Alexander Campbell's agenda -- The creation of a better Bible -- The defender of Protestant Christianity -- The creation ot two crucial institutions -- The rise of anti-Campbelliism -- John Thomas and the Lunenburg letter -- Campbell versus the Mormons -- Campbell versus the Presbyterians, again -- Bitter clashes with Baptists -- The clash with Walter Scott -- Alexander Campbell and Barton W. Stone -- The Ferguson-Fanning-Richardson affair -- Slavery: the Movement's greatest threat -- The Civil War and the millennium -- The death of a reformer -- The shadow of Alexander Campbell.