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Word and Work

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Word and Work
EditorAlex V. Wilson
Former editorsRobert Henry Boll
CategoriesChurches of Christ
FrequencyMonthly
First issue1908
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
WebsiteWord and Work online

Word and Work is a religious journal associated with those Churches of Christ that hold to a premillennial eschatology.[1]: 782–3 [2]: 306  It was founded in 1908 by Dr. David Lipscomb Watson.[1]: 782 

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During the period 1912 to 1913, the Word and Work began publishing articles written by Charles M. Neal supporting dispensational millennialism.[1]: 783  In 1913 Watson sold the journal to Stanford Chambers, who became the sole editor.[1]: 783  Watson, a postmillennialist, was disturbed by the increasing editorial emphasis on premillennialism, and later tried in two unsuccessful lawsuits to regain control of the journal.[1]: 783 

Chambers sold Word and Work to Robert Henry Boll in 1916.[1]: 783  Boll had been a controversial front page editor of the Gospel Advocate, writing articles on biblical prophecy during his tenure beginning in 1909; he was forced to resign in 1915 as the result of a developing controversy over his millennial views and the importance he placed on biblical prophecy in the study of the Bible.[3]: 96  His eschatological focus came into conflict with the church-centered views of other Church of Christ leaders of the time.[2]: 306 [3]: 97  The reaction to Boll's premillennialism helped to define and solidify the amillennial view among the mainstream of the Churches of Christ.[2]: 306 [3]: 97  Under Boll's leadership the Word and Work became the journalistic voice for premillennial Churches of Christ.[1]: 783  Boll also used the journal to promote foreign mission work.[1]: 783 

E. L. Jorgenson and J. R. Clark succeeded Boll as editors when he died in 1956.[1]: 783  They were followed by Gordon R. Linscott in 1962, William Robert Heid in 1976 and Alex Wilson in 1986.[1]: 783 

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Douglas Allen Foster and Anthony L. Dunnavant, The Encyclopedia of the Stone-Campbell Movement: Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), Christian Churches/Churches of Christ, Churches of Christ, Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing, 2004, ISBN 0-8028-3898-7, ISBN 978-0-8028-3898-8, 854 pages, entry on Word and Work
  2. ^ a b c Douglas Allen Foster and Anthony L. Dunnavant, The Encyclopedia of the Stone-Campbell Movement: Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), Christian Churches/Churches of Christ, Churches of Christ, Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing, 2004, ISBN 0-8028-3898-7, ISBN 978-0-8028-3898-8, 854 pages, entry on Eschatology
  3. ^ a b c Douglas Allen Foster and Anthony L. Dunnavant, The Encyclopedia of the Stone-Campbell Movement: Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), Christian Churches/Churches of Christ, Churches of Christ, Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing, 2004, ISBN 0-8028-3898-7, ISBN 978-0-8028-3898-8, 854 pages, entry on Boll, Robert Henry
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