It is deemed appropriate, therefore, in this second edition to state our case more fully and to weigh the question more deeply, What was the genius of the Movement? Was it restoration or reformation, or in some manner both? To what extent has this question contributed to the tension that has long prevailed between restoration and unity? Restorationism (sometimes called primitivism) generally has these characteristics: (1) the true church apostatized and ceased to exist; (2) the various denominations