Alexander Campbell launches his journal The Christian Baptist and with it the public campaign for restoring the ancient order of things; his debates and his paper carry the Campbell movement across the frontier.
Tagged: Christian Restorationist
The Event
- Date
- 1823 (exact)
- Era
- Modern; Standard ecumenical periodization
- Location
- Bethany; today Bethany, West Virginia, USA
- Traditions
- Christianity
- Streams
- Restorationist
- Key figures
- Alexander Campbell
- Key texts
- The Christian Baptist (1823-1830)
Primary Sources
- The Christian Baptist
Secondary Sources
- González, The Story of Christianity, vols. 1–2 (Harper, 2010)
Provenance: HIST-0082; confidence 0.95; accessed 2026-10-27.
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