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Chapters: Raven-Taylor-Hales Brethren, Dispensationalism, Exclusive Brethren, Darby Bible, Open Brethren, Gospel Hall Brethren, Christian Brethren of Malaysia, Kerala Brethren, Needed Truth Brethren, Father and Son, Indian Brethren, Emmaus Bible College, Dispensation of the Fulness of Times, Needed Truth Magazine, Loose Brethren, Plurality, the Local Church. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 121. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The Plymouth Brethren is a conservative, Evangelical Christian movement, whose history can be traced to Dublin, Ireland, in the late 1820s. The title, "The Brethren," is one that many of their number are comfortable with, in that the Bible designates all believers as "brethren." "Brethren assemblies" are commonly perceived as being divided into at least two branches, the "Open Brethren" and the "Exclusive Brethren." The Plymouth Brethren movement began in Dublin, around 1827, and soon spread from Ireland to Britain. The first English assembly was in Plymouth, where the movement became well known. Brethren assemblies diffused throughout Europe and beyond. Leonard Strong led the formation about 1836 of assemblies in British Guiana among the slaves. In the early years, those involved were largely unknown to one another, with no direct contact between the various groups. The two main but conflicting aspirations of the movement were to create a holy and pure fellowship on one hand, and to allow all Christians into fellowship on the other. Following decades of dissent, the expansion of Methodism and political revolutions in the United States and France, believers in the movement felt that the established Church of England had abandoned or distorted many of the ancient traditions of Christendom. To get away from the sectarianism of dissenters, people in the movemen...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=252299 ... Read more

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Title: Gathering to His Name: The Story of Open Brethren in Britain and Ireland.(Book review)
Author: Richard E. Wood
Publication: Church History (Magazine/Journal)
Date: June 1, 2007
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 76Issue: 2Page: 428(3)

Article Type: Book review

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Plymouth Brethren. Conservatism, Evangelicalism, OpenBrethren, Gospel Hall Brethren, Needed Truth Brethren,Exclusive Brethren, Raven-Taylor-Hales Brethren ... Read more