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The “Apocalyptic Tradition” in Churches of Christ: A Countercultural Remembrance and Challenge

In his essay for Rochester Retrospect,* Dr. David Greer, professor of history, examines a foundational but neglected countercultural tradition within the American Restoration Movement from which Churches of Christ and ...
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Alexander Campbell, liberal arts and integrative learning

In his second essay for Rochester Retrospect*, Dr. Keith Huey, professor of religion, looks at Alexander Campbell’s philosophy of education. If you missed Huey’s first essay about Campbell and Barton ...
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No Creed but the Bible: The Story of Scripture in Churches of Christ

In his Rochester Retrospect* essay, Dr. Mark Love, RCU professor of theology and ministry and founder of 1528 Collaborative, explores how the Churches of Christ have approached the reading of ...
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An Ecumenical Christian University: From ‘Christians Only’ to ‘the Only Christians’ and Beyond

In her Rochester Retrospect* essay, Dr. Naomi Walters, dean of RCU’s School of Ministry and Theology, explores how the Churches of Christ’s self-understanding transformed from being “Christians only” to “the ...
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Examining the American origins of the Churches of Christ

An essay entitled “American Origins of Churches of Christ” by Dr. Keith Huey, professor of religion, kicked off RCU’s examination of its heritage through the Rochester Retrospect* effort. RCU was ...
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Rochester Retrospect: You are part of our story

June 20, 2024 by Dr. Rebekah Pinchback Dean, School of Business & Technology In 2022, Rochester Christian University explored its heritage in the Churches of Christ and the Stone-Campbell Movement ...
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