The Birth of the Free Church Tradition

The free church form which much of British and American Protestantism has assumed stems primarily from the shaping of Nonconformity in seventeenth-century England. Yet the uniqueness and significance of this origin have not always been appreciated. These English and American churches have a basis di...

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Main Author: Maclear, James Fulton (Author)
Format: Electronic/Print Article
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge University Press [1957]
In: Church history
Year: 1957, Volume: 26, Issue: 2, Pages: 99-131
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