I appears that I have been MIS-understood. It is NOT theology that attracted my interest. My interest lies in the HISTORY of the transitions within congregations and conferences and the possibility that my ancestors might have been entangled in that. At 07:52 PM 7/7/08 -0400, you wrote: >RE: "I am finding this discussion of the beginnings of Universalism MOST >interesting." > >An over simplification of Universalism, is the belief that all mankind will >eventually be in Heaven. However, Brethren were not Unitarian, they had a >Trinitarian theology. > >On page 122 of Cooper's "Two Centuries of Brothersvalley Church of the >Brethren" is a reprint of an article in an 1864 issue of the "Gospel >Visitor" that summarizes some of the controversial theology of George Adam >Martin, which includes Universalism. > >Sappington's "The Brethren in the New Nation" dedicates most of a chapter on >Universalism in relation to the 19th Century Brethren. He also discusses >Universalism in various parts of his book. > >Durnbaugh's "The Brethren in Colonial America" also dedicates a chapter on >Universalism in relation to the 18th Century Brethren. Durnbaugh notes that >Universalism was a mark of radical Pietism. He also notes that documents >indicate Alexander Mack Sr. subscribed to some of the theology of >Universalism, but wasn't a proponent of it. > >Bill Thomas > > > > > ------------------------ >Search the Archives at http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/BRETHREN > ------------------------ > Support Our Sponsoring Agency > The Fellowship Of Brethren Genealogists (FOBG) >For further information contact Ron McAdams mailto:McAdamsr@hotmail.com > ------------------------ > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >BRETHREN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >quotes in the subject and the body of the message

RE: "I have been MIS-understood. It is NOT theology that attracted my interest.... My interest lies in the HISTORY" These references are about the Brethren's reaction to Universalism in different areas of the country. It contains names and places. It is not a series of dissertations on Universal theology. If you want to understand the history on this subject, these references are the starting point. Cooper, Sappington and Durnbaugh are famous Brethren historians, not theologians. Bill Thomas -----Original Message----- From: brethren-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:brethren-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of John McLeod Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2008 12:41 PM To: brethren@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [BRE] Frontier Brethren / Universalism / Pietism / Elders Miller & Martin (part 3 of 3) I appears that I have been MIS-understood. It is NOT theology that attracted my interest. My interest lies in the HISTORY of the transitions within congregations and conferences and the possibility that my ancestors might have been entangled in that. At 07:52 PM 7/7/08 -0400, you wrote: >RE: "I am finding this discussion of the beginnings of Universalism MOST >interesting." > >An over simplification of Universalism, is the belief that all mankind will >eventually be in Heaven. However, Brethren were not Unitarian, they had a >Trinitarian theology. > >On page 122 of Cooper's "Two Centuries of Brothersvalley Church of the >Brethren" is a reprint of an article in an 1864 issue of the "Gospel >Visitor" that summarizes some of the controversial theology of George Adam >Martin, which includes Universalism. > >Sappington's "The Brethren in the New Nation" dedicates most of a chapter on >Universalism in relation to the 19th Century Brethren. He also discusses >Universalism in various parts of his book. > >Durnbaugh's "The Brethren in Colonial America" also dedicates a chapter on >Universalism in relation to the 18th Century Brethren. Durnbaugh notes that >Universalism was a mark of radical Pietism. He also notes that documents >indicate Alexander Mack Sr. subscribed to some of the theology of >Universalism, but wasn't a proponent of it. > >Bill Thomas > > > > > ------------------------ >Search the Archives at http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/BRETHREN > ------------------------ > Support Our Sponsoring Agency > The Fellowship Of Brethren Genealogists (FOBG) >For further information contact Ron McAdams mailto:McAdamsr@hotmail.com > ------------------------ > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >BRETHREN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------ Search the Archives at http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/BRETHREN ------------------------ Support Our Sponsoring Agency The Fellowship Of Brethren Genealogists (FOBG) For further information contact Ron McAdams mailto:McAdamsr@hotmail.com ------------------------ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BRETHREN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message