If you are interested in actively discussing historical issues related to the Stone-Campbell Restoration Movement, you will find that the Stone-Campbell Discussion Group (an Electronic Mailing List) was created just for you and others like you. This page contains essential information about the List and you can even send an email message from this page to get your subscription started!
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Welcome to the Stone-Campbell discussion list. This list is designed to
discuss all issues related to the history of the Stone-Campbell movement
and its religious traditions.
The primary purpose is to discuss the history of the Restoration Movement
by:
* reconstructing the events and conditions that established and
shaped it,
* examining the life and work of the individuals who influenced it,
* interpreting its historic literature,
* exploring the theology and experience which engaged the mind and heart
of its members and leaders.
This list is not a forum for discussion of biblical texts, theology or
doctrine. Another list called RM-BIBLE, sponsored by the College of
Biblical Studies at Abilene Christian University, is designed for
preachers and scholars interested in the discussion and meaning of
biblical texts and doctrine.
This tradition, sometimes known as the Restoration Movement, includes the
Churches of Christ, the independent Christian Churches and the Disciples
of Christ. The Christian Connexion or Christian movement which later
joined the United Church of Christ, the Christadelphians, and the more
recently formed International Churches of Christ (or Boston Movement) are
other traditions that share some of the same history.
The list is sponsored by the College of Biblical Studies at Abilene
Christian University, a college associated with the Churches of Christ.
Messages posted on Stone-Campbell reflect solely the opinions of those who
expressed them and have neither the approval nor disapproval of the host
institution, Abilene Christian University.
The functions of moderating this list are divided between two individuals.
Jim McMillan of the University of Illinois, who is affiliated with the
Independent Christian Churches/Churches of Christ, handles list
maintenance tasks. Hans Rollman, Professor of Religious Studies at
Memorial University of Newfoundland and whose roots are with the Churches
of Christ, moderates the content of discussions on the list. Discussions
and the perspectives of the whole tradition are welcome and encouraged.
Anyone who is a member of the list may pose a question or respond to any
posting. We ask that good etiquette be used by each individual on the
list. Please refrain from flaming or the use of sarcasm and please keep
your posts relevant to the history of the tradition. Please also respect
the opinions of those with whom you disagree. Also please take care in
what you write: all list postings will be archived, so that anything you
say will be permanently preserved for posterity.
Some members of the discussion group are creating electronic versions
of key documents of the Stone-Campbell tradition. For more information
about these documents or to volunteer to assist in the creation of
additional documents, please contact Jim McMillan at:
mcmillan@alexia.lis.uiuc.edu
Jim McMillan, List Maintainer Hans Rollman, List Moderator
University of Illinois Department of Religious Studies
905 S. Goodwin Memorial University of Newfoundland
548 Bevier St. Johns, Newfoundland, Canada
Urbana, IL 61801 A1C 5 S7
mcmillan@alexia.lis.uiuc.edu hrollman@morgan.ucs.mun.ca
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3. OPTIONS FOR READING MESSAGES POSTED TO STONE-CAMPBELL
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4. MEMBERS OF THE STONE-CAMPBELL EDITORIAL BOARD
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= John Barton Freed-Hardeman University barton@jackson.freenet.org Paul Haynie Harding University haynie@harding.edu Doug Foster Abilene Christian University foster@bible.acu.edu Hans Rollmann Memorial University of New Foundland hrollman@morgan.ucs.mun.ca Mark Toulouse Brite Divinity School Texas Christian University toulouse@gamma.is.tcu.edu Robert M. Randolph M.I.T. randolph@mit.edu Ron Tyler Texas State Historical Association University of Texas at Austin rtyler@mail.utexas.edu Kathy Pulley Southwest Missouri State University kjp093f@vma.smsu.edu Don Haymes American Theological Library Association pp002454@interramp.com Steve Wolfgang University of Kentucky jswolf00@ukcc.uky.edu Joel Elliott University of North Carolina elliott@email.unc.edu Tom Olbricht Pepperdine University olbricht@pepperdine.edu Fran Carver Princeton Theological Seminary Princeton University 444fcc@ptsmail.ptsem.edu Jim McMillan University of Illinois mcmillan@alexia.lis.uiuc.edu Mike Casey Pepperdine University mcasey@pepperdine.edu Tom Lawson Kentucky Christian College fa33953@kcc.edu Lee Snyder University of Nebraska at Kearney snyderl@platte.unk.edu =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=5. HOW TO ACCESS THE STONE-CAMPBELL ARCHIVES
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The archives for S-C are kept by Abilene Christian University and are
available via GOPHER, the World Wide Web, or anonymous FTP.
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To retrieve files via GOPHER, point your GOPHER to:
bible.acu.edu
and follow this path:
1. Bible and Theological Information
5. Discussion Lists Hosted by the College of Biblical Studies
4. The STONE-CAMPBELL Discussion Group
2. The STONE-CAMPBELL Discussion Group Archives
At this level, the archives are arranged chronologically. Be advised that
since each file contains the postings for a few or even several days, the
size can be large! (Often a megabyte or more.)
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Via WWW (Mosaic/Netscape/Lynx), open the URL:
gopher://Bible.acu.edu/11gopher_root_sc%3a%5b000000%5d
This is a direct link to the archives. Using a WWW browser allows you to
use either the "save as" command (Netscape/Mosaic) or the D)ownload
command (LYNX), to transfer the file(s) to your Internet host or directly
to your computer, depending upon how you are connected to the Internet.
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Via FTP,
1. ftp to bible.acu.edu
2. login as "anonymous" (without the quotes)
3. give your real name as password
4. follow this directory path:
cd stone-campbell.dir
The archives are kept under the above directory. Use the "get" command to
transfer the individual files.
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This message was last revised in November, 1995, by Jim McMillan and Hans
Rollman, Stone-Campbell List Moderators. Please send any comments to:
mcmillan@alexia.lis.uiuc.edu
hrollman@morgan.ucs.mun.ca