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.

C. Leonard Allen serves as dean of the College of Bible and Ministry at Lipscomb University in Nashville. He taught theology, ethics, and philosophy for many years at Abilene Christian University, Biola University, Fuller Theological Seminary, and John Brown University. He has spoken widely on college campuses and in churches over the past thirty-five years on biblical, historical, and theological themes. He is the author of numerous books, including The Cruciform Church, Distant Voices, Things Unseen, Poured Out, The Bookroom: Remembrance and Forgiveness—A Memoir, and most recently, Faithful Defiance.

ISBN: 9781684260799

Pages: 160

Dimensions (inches): 6 x 9

Weight (pounds): .5