The Witness of the Student Christian Movement: 'church Ahead of the Church'The Student Christian Movement was one of the most influential movements in the 20th century. This book is the story of 'the SCM tradition' as it began and developed, as it suffered division, struggle and perhaps went astray, and as it has sought to rediscover its roots, as it faces the future in hope. "Robin Boyd shows just how much the ecumenical movement of the twentieth century owes to the SCM. So why did a movement that changed the course of church history decline in the late 1960s? Here is a well argued, penetrating and convincing answer which sheds light on today's complex ecumenical scene and has implications for the future direction of the ecumenical journey." Mary Tanner, Vice-President, World Council of Churches |
Contents
The family likeness | 156 |
Church ahead of the Church | 180 |
Notes | 189 |
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Aim and Basis Ambrose Reeves Anglican ASCM Assembly Australia became Bible study biblical Bonhoeffer British Movement British SCM chaplains Christian faith Christian Obedience Christian Union church ahead CICCU commitment committee conference Council of Churches Davis McCaughey Dietrich Ecumenical Journey ecumenical movement Edinburgh especially evangelical Faith and Order Federation fellowship Geneva German India Irish issues Jesus Christ John justice later leaders Lehtonen Lesslie Newbigin London M. M. Thomas membership ment mission missionary Mott Oldham Oliver Tomkins organization Orthodox overseas Philip Potter pioneering political Potter and Wieser prayer Presbyterian Protestant radical Robert Mackie Roman Catholic Ronald Gregor Smith Ruth Rouse SCM members SCM Press SCM tradition SCM's secretary secular Seeking and Serving social Steve Bruce Storm Story Student Christian Movement Student Movement SVMU Swanwick Taizé Community Tatlow theologian theological college Tissington Tatlow UCCF Uniting Church unity Visser t Hooft witness women worship WSCF