''Restoration Quarterly'' is a scholarly journal associated with the
Churches of Christ
The Churches of Christ is a loose association of autonomous Christian congregations based on the ''sola scriptura'' doctrine. Their practices are based on Bible texts and draw on the early Christian church as described in the New Testament.
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. It focuses on issues of interest to the Churches of Christ and other groups associated with the
Restoration Movement
The Restoration Movement (also known as the American Restoration Movement or the Stone–Campbell Movement, and pejoratively as Campbellism) is a Christian movement that began on the United States frontier during the Second Great Awakening (179 ...
more generally.
[Douglas Allen Foster and Anthony L. Dunnavant, ''The Encyclopedia of the Stone-Campbell Movement: Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), Christian Churches/Churches of Christ, Churches of Christ'', Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing, 2004, , , 854 pages, entry on ''Restoration Quarterly'']
History
The journal was established in 1957 by Abraham J. Malharbe and Pat E. Harrell. It gained recognition outside the Churches of Christ under the leadership of Thomas H. Olbricht, who was editor from 1973 through 1987.
Since 1993, it has been edited by James W. Thompson. The journal is informally associated with
Abilene Christian University
Abilene Christian University (ACU) is a Private university, private Churches of Christ, Christian university in Abilene, Texas. It was founded in 1906 as ''Childers Classical Institute''. ACU is one of the largest private universities in the Sout ...
through shared staff and other assistance offered by the university. There are no formal organizational or financial ties between the two, however.
Contents
The ''Quarterly'' has "reflected a maturing of theological scholarship especially in Churches of Christ."
It has also published articles from other branches of the Restoration Movement and from outside the movement. Most of the articles have focused on biblical studies and the history of the Restoration Movement.
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Restoration Movement
Churches of Christ
Christian magazines
Christianity studies journals
Publications established in 1957
Quarterly journals
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