Abilene Christian University and its Center for Restoration Studies will host Restoration Day 2020 on September 7. Started in 2019, Restoration Day serves to commemorate the rich heritage of the Stone-Campbell Movement by highlighting important persons, events, and ideas from this Restoration Movement tradition. Held each year on September 7 to mark the anniversary of Thomas Campbell’s Declaration and Address and highlight the Stone-Campbell Restoration Movement’s Day historic emphasis on unity in the Body of Christ.
This year’s Restoration Day activities will be held virtually and will center upon one of the most important figures in the movement’s history, Alexander Campbell. Dr. Douglas A. Foster, professor emeritus of church history at ACU and one of the foremost scholars of the Restoration Movement, recently completed the first ever critical biography of Alexander Campbell entitled A Life of Alexander Campbell. Dr. Foster will share his wisdom via a recorded lecture on the topic of Campbell’s life and ministry, and as an added bonus, will speak from behind Thomas Campbell’s pulpit from Ireland, currently housed at ACU’s Center for Restoration Studies.
Watch for a link to Dr. Foster’s Restoration Day speech on Monday, September 7.
Blessings,
Wes Crawford, PhD
Assistant Professor of Church History
Director, Center for Restoration Studies
Abilene Christian University