Churches of Christ in the 21st Century: My Response to Five Questions

May 2, 2026

A version was first published in The Journal Christian Studies 4, no. 2 (May 2025), 29-42. A PDF file is available here. I am grateful to Keith Stanglin for inviting me to participate in this issue of the Journal of Christian Studies. The five questions generated some angst as well as fruitful discussions among colleagues […]


What Are Our Roots? Churches of Christ and the Christian Tradition

May 2, 2026

Stone-Campbell Study Group Stone-Campbell Journal Conference 2025 John Mark Hicks A PDF File is available here. In what I regard as a seminal article written almost forty years ago, Richard L. Harrison, Jr., raised the question “Who, indeed, are the Disciples?” as the new denomination sought to define itself in relation to other Christian traditions.[1] […]


BOOK REVIEW: Matthew Bates, Beyond the Salvation Wars

May 11, 2025

PDF version of the Review available here. Beyond the Salvation Wars: Why Both Protestants and Catholics Must Reimagine How We Are Saved, authored by Matthew W. Bates, is a provocative contribution to the “salvation wars.” It not only explores common ground among disputants but also invites them to embrace a holistic perspective “beyond the salvation […]


What Are Our Roots? Origins of Churches of Christ within the Christian Tradition

April 12, 2025

Stone-Campbell Study Group: Stone-Campbell Journal Conference 2025 Also available in PDF here. In what I regard as a seminal article written almost forty years ago, Richard L. Harrison, Jr., raised the question “Who, indeed, are the Disciples?” as the new denomination sought to define itself in relation to other Christian traditions.[1] Though he focused on […]