The Christian Chronicle

''The Christian Chronicle'' is a religious newspaper associated with the Churches of Christ.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 ''Christian Chronicle, The'' The ''Chronicle'' has a "news not views" editorial policy. A survey conducted in the early 1990s found that 68 percent of ministers in the Churches of Christ read the ''Chronicle'', and 88 percent of those readers said they agreed with the content. The ''Encyclopedia of the Stone-Campbell Movement'' describes the ''Chronicle'' as "by far the most-read paper in the Churches of Christ and texercises an influence for cohesiveness in this part of the Stone-Campbell Movement".

History

''The Christian Chronicle'' was established in 1943, and has been characterized as "one of the most important sources of primary historical information on the worldwide missions carried out by Churches of Christ." The paper was acquired by Sweet Publishing Company in the late 1960s.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 ''Sweet Publishing Company'' In 1981 the ''Chronicle'' was redesigned by Charlie Marler, a journalism professor from Abilene Christian University. It has been supported since 1981 by Oklahoma Christian University.

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''The Christian Chronicle''

Christian newspapers
Churches of Christ
Newspapers published in Oklahoma City
Newspapers established in 1943
Restoration Movement

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