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Individual interpretation of Scripture has been a hallmark of the Stone-Campbell movement throughout our 200-year history.

Our contention has been that individual interpreters who are objective will inevitably arrive at the same interpretation of a given passage. A cursory glance at our history of division should be enough to convince us that there are inherent dangers in the method.

Alister McGrath’s latest book, “Christianity’s Dangerous Idea,” details the history of individual interpretation of the Bible in the Protestant era and demonstrates both its dangers and advantages. read more