The Quest for Christian Unity, Peace, and Purity in Thomas Campbell’s Declaration and Address: Text and Studies

Emerging from the work of an international online seminar, this truly monumental volume presents a definitive text with critical apparatus for a landmark document in the history of American religion and worldwide Christian ecumenism, along with 18 insightful, incisive studies of the document’s historical provenance, its theological and ecclesiological significance, and its continuing influence.

Thomas H. Olbricht received his S.T.B. with a focus on church history from Harvard Divinity School, and his Ph.D. in rhetoric and early church history and his M.A. in speech communication from the University of Iowa. He has taught and occupied administrative posts at Harding University, University of Dubuque, Pennsylvania State University, Abilene Christian University, and Pepperdine University. He is distinguished professor of religion, emeritus, Pepperdine University, and lives in retirement in South Berwick, Maine. Hans Rollmann received his Ph.D. in biblical studies from McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, his M.A. in history of religions from Vanderbilt University, and his B.A. magna cum laude from Pepperdine University. He has been on the faculty of the University of Toronto and is presently Professor of Christian Thought and History at Memorial University of Newfoundland.