June 10, 2015
The Nashville Bible School, founded on October 9, 1891 with nine students, steadily grew throughout the first years of its existence. At the end of October 1891, it would have nineteen students, and twenty-six by Feburary and conclude the year with thirty-two students In succeeding years it would have forty-two, fifty-three, eighty-eight, and then one […]
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Church History, Stone-Campbell | Tagged: David Lipscomb, James A. Harding, Nashville Bible School, Poor |
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Posted by John Mark Hicks
May 20, 2014
The Nashville Tennessean, in an article entitled “ALL DELIGHTED,” described the proceedings of the General Christian Missionary Convention’s 1892 annual meeting (October 21, 1892, p. 8). This was a highwater mark in the tension within the Stone-Campbell Movement (or, American Restoration Movement). The missionary societies held their convention in the capital of its opposition. There […]
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Stone-Campbell | Tagged: Christian Church, Church of Christ, Churches of Christ, David Lipscomb, Disciples of Christ, Division, Indiana Tradition, James A. Harding, Missionary Society, Nashville, Tennessee Tradition, Texas Tradition, Unity |
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Posted by John Mark Hicks
March 12, 2012
It may sound rather strange to some ears, but at the turn of the 20th century there was some debate among Churches of Christ whether the Sermon on the Mount was intended for Christians. For example, Lipscomb was asked on one occasion whether he could “show that it s a Christian duty to try to […]
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Stone-Campbell, Theology | Tagged: David Lipscomb, Ethics, Hermeneutics, James A. Harding, Matthew 5-7, Paul, Sermon the Mount, Stone-Campbell |
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Posted by John Mark Hicks
February 1, 2012
James A. Harding (1848-1922), Kentucky evangelist and co-founder of the Nashville Bible School (now Lipscomb University), is a fascinating character. Passionate, opinionated, and faith-filled, he offers a vibrant vision for the mission of the church for both his time and ours. Below are two of my favorite (among many) quotes. Both illustrate the importance of discipleship for Harding […]
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Stone-Campbell | Tagged: Discipleship, Evangelism, Gospel Meetings, James A. Harding, Protracted Meetings, Soteriology' |
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Posted by John Mark Hicks
January 6, 2012
Samuel Parker Pitmann (1876-1965), a graduate who joined the faculty of the Nashville Bible School (now Lipscomb University) in 1897, enjoyed a unique position to assess the values and interests of its founding fathers. He called James A. Harding his “father in the gospel” who taught him “the true philosophy of life” based on Matthew […]
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Stone-Campbell | Tagged: David Lipscomb, James A. Harding, justice, Lipscomb University, Ministry, Nashville Bible School, Peace, S. P. Pittman |
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Posted by John Mark Hicks
March 7, 2011
R. C. Bell (1877-1964) attended the Nashville Bible School from 1896-1901. James A. Harding took Bell with him as a faculty member at the newly founded Potter Bible College in 1901. Later Bell would teach at several different colleges among Churches of Christ and eventually ended up at Abilene Christian College as a beloved teacher. In 1959, […]
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Stone-Campbell, Theology | Tagged: David Lipscomb, Holy Spirit, James A. Harding, Lubbock Christian College, Nashville Bible School, R. C. Bell, Relationality, Stone-Campbell, Tennessee Tradition, Texas Tradition, Trinity |
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Posted by John Mark Hicks