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Dale Fiers : twentieth century disciple / D. Duane Cummins.
LIBRA BX7343.F53 C86 2003
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Cummins, D. Duane.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Fiers, A. Dale (Alan Dale), 1906-2003.
- Fiers, A. Dale.
- Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)--Clergy--Biography.
- Christian Church (Disciples of Christ).
- Clergy.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- xviii, 197 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Fort Worth [Tex.] : TCU Press, [2003]
- Summary:
- This biography of one of the most significant twentieth-century figures in the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) recounts his childhood in a devout family, his training for the ministry, and his impact not only on his denomination but on American Protestantism in general, particularly its approach to such social issues as missionary work and civil rights.
- Contents:
- The Fiers, 1740-1906
- Childhood to marriage, 1906-1931
- Yale to Euclid Avenue, 1931-1951
- President of the UCMS, 1951-1964
- The restructure dream, 1964-1973
- Epilogue : retirement, 1973-2003.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-193) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0875652786
- OCLC:
- 51511225
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