The Crux of the Matter: Crisis, Tradition, and the Future of Churches of Christ
Dr. Jeff Childers is an Assistant Professor of Bible and Church History in the Graduate School of Theology at Abilene Christian University, Abilene, Texas.  Dr. Childers's special research interests include Eastern Christianity, New Testament textual criticism, Patristics, early hagiography, and the history of Bible interpretation.  As a teacher, his focus recently has been on the integration of scholarship and ministry in the classroom and on the use of case studies in pastoral education. Recent publications include articles in Biblia Patristica, New Testament Studies, Oriens Christianus, Le Museon, and Encyclopedia of Early Christianity.     Dr. Doug Foster is an Associate Professor of Church History in the Graduate School of Theology at Abilene Christian University, Abilene, Texas. In addition to teaching, he is also the Director of the Center for Restoration Studies at the University.  Dr. Foster's scholarly work has concentrated on the place of the Stone-Campbell Movement in American Christianity and the nature of the idea of Christian unity. His book Will the Cycle Be Unbroken? Churches of Christ Face the 21st Century analyzes the current and future shape of Churches of Christ. He serves as one of three General Editors of the forthcoming Encyclopedia of the Stone-Campbell Movement.     Jack R. Reese serves as Dean of the Graduate School of Theology at Abilene Christian University, Abilene, Texas. He has served as minister to churches in Texas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Tennessee, and Iowa. His Ph.D. is from the University of Iowa, School of Religion. He is married to Jeanene, and they have three children, Jessica, Jocelyn, and Jay.--This text refers to an alternatePaperbackedition.