Restorationism (Stone-Campbell movement)
A living tradition within Protestantism. The disagreements in the sources are shown rather than settled.
Restorationism (Stone-Campbell movement) is a living tradition within Protestantism. Also written Restoration Movement, Christians, Disciples.
Origin
Founders named in the sources: Barton W. Stone, Thomas Campbell, Alexander Campbell. Founding date given as 1832. Movements led by Thomas Campbell (1763-1854) and Alexander Campbell (1788-1866) in Pennsylvania and western Virginia and by Barton W. Stone (1772-1844) in Kentucky merged in 1832, out of the Second Great Awakening. They pleaded for the Bible as the only standard of faith without additional creeds and for unity through restoration of New Testament Christianity.
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Citation
English
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John Shaqi. “Restorationism (Stone-Campbell movement).” English version. 11 August 2026. https://johnshaqi.com/articles/sect-restorationism-stone-campbell-movement.
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