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The first critical biography of Alexander Campbell, one of the founders of the Stone-Campbell Movement. A Life of Alexander Campbell examines the core identity of a gifted and determined reformer to whom millions of Christians around the globe today owe much of their identity—whether they know it or not. Douglas Foster assesses principal parts of Campbell’s life and thought to discover his...

essence of Christianity is a misreading of Campbell and his theology. Though his Lunenburg letter articles of 1837 were not a systematic treatment of his views of salvation and were arguably a departure from his main doctrinal focus, they provide one of the most moving expressions of Campbell’s core beliefs. While he insisted that immersion of believers was the baptism of the New Testament, he rejected the idea that one’s submission to baptism—or to any other commandment—achieved salvation. Anyone
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