How a movement for unity became a story of division — A revealing account of how a shared faith and commitment to Scripture produced a fractured fellowship.

Truth and Consequences traces the pivotal decades from 1939 to 1989, when Churches of Christ experienced a series of conflicts that reshaped their identity and repeatedly fractured their fellowship. These were not disputes over whether Scripture matters, but over how it should be read and applied.

With clarity and insight, C. Leonard Allen brings together a team of writers who show how shared convictions about biblical authority led sincere believers to different—and often incompatible—conclusions. The same approach that promised certainty also produced separation.

Deeply researched and compellingly told, this book uncovers the theological logic behind a half-century of division and invites readers to think more carefully about Scripture, faithfulness, and the challenge of unity.