For a Continuing Church
The Roots of the Presbyterian Church in America
by Sean Michael Lucas
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Pub Date Dec 11 2015 | Archive Date Jan 06 2016
Description
The Presbyterian Church in America (PCA) is the largest conservative, evangelical Presbyterian denomination in North America. And yet ministers, elders, and laypeople know only the barest facts concerning the denomination’s founding. For a Continuing Church is a fully researched, scholarly yet accessible account of the theological and social forces that brought about the PCA.
Drawing on little used archival sources, as well as Presbyterian newspapers and magazines, Lucas charts the formation of conservative dissent in response to the young progressive leadership that emerged in the Presbyterian Church in the United States (PCUS) in the 1920s and 1930s. Their vision was to purify the PCUS from these progressive theological elements and return it to its spiritual heartland: evangelism and missions. Only as the church declared the gospel with confidence in the inspired Scriptures would America know social transformation.
Forty years after its founding, the PCA has nearly 400,000 members and is still growing in the United States and internationally.
Advance Praise
“I don’t care if you’re not a conservative Presbyterian; you still need to read For a Continuing Church. It tells an important, yet often-neglected story in the history of American evangelicalism—combining original research and outstanding engagement with current scholarship. . . It should be read widely, not only by historians, but by anyone else who wants to think carefully about the intersection of faith and culture.”
— Matthew J. Hall, Vice President of Academic Services, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
“This is about far more than the PCA. This book is nothing less than a history of Presbyterianism in the twentieth century—with all its theological wrangling, all its political maneuvering, all its failings, and all its faithfulness. This is certainly a story worth telling, and Sean tells it very well.”
—Kevin DeYoung, Senior Pastor, University Reformed Church, East Lansing, Michigan
“Full of both inspiring moments and cautionary tales. . . . A faithful and engaging retelling of the church’s past in the service of her present and future calling.”
— Stephen J. Nichols, President, Reformation Bible College; Chief Academic Officer, Ligonier Ministries
Available Editions
| EDITION | Paperback |
| ISBN | 9781629951065 |
| PRICE | $19.99 (USD) |
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