Gunnemann was present at the UCC's 1957 Uniting General Synod and wrote the standard scholarly account of how the Congregational Christian Churches and the Evangelical and Reformed Church combined two distinct polities, congregational and synodical, into one denomination. Use for the merger's own dates, participants and doctrinal basis.
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Published by United Church Press as Louis H. Gunnemann's scholarly account of the United Church of Christ's 1957 merger, written by a scholar present at the Uniting General Synod, the standard scholarly account, university-level history press scholarship. NotesScholarly history of the 1957 merger of the Congregational Christian Churches and the Evangelical and Reformed Church into the United Church of Christ, by a participant historian.
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AuthorLouis H. Gunnemann
PublisherUnited Church Press
Publication Year1977
Source TypeBook (scholarly)
Claims Backed By This Source (28 claims)
This source backs 28 claims across the atlas. As facts: 22 well-attested. As cited relationships: 3 holds. Plus 3 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
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- Denominations, 11 claims: 9 well-attested, 1 holds, 1 general references.
- Articles, 10 claims: 6 well-attested, 2 holds, 2 general references.
- Sources, 7 claims: 7 well-attested.
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