At the 1996 Annual Meeting of the
Society for the Scientific Study of Religion
and
Religious Research Organization
November 8-10, 1996
Loews Vanderbilt Plaza, Nashville, TN

SSSR Theme: Making and Remaking the Sacred
RRA Theme: Denominational Cultures

Details of Session on
The International Church of Christ

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Convener / Organizer:

Joel Elliott
Email: joel_elliott AT unc.edu

• "Upside Down, Inside Out: The Historical Origins of the International Churches of Christ."
  Rick Bauer
  Freedom House Ministries
  Washington, DC
  


• "The Rhetoric of the International Churches of Christ: A Genre of Manipulative Speech."
  Carl M. Cates
  Dept of Speech Communication
  Valdosta State University
  Valdosta, GA
  


• "Faithful Witnesses / Radical Disciples: Comparative Reflections on Jehovah's Witnesses and the International Church of Christ."
  Joel Elliott
  Dept of Religious Studies
  University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  Chapel Hill, NC 27516
  


• Response
  Anson D. Shupe
  Dept of Sociology and Anthropology
  Indiana University-Perdue University
  Ft. Wayne, IN 46805

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Links to Relevant Web Sites:
• Bibliography on the ICC/BM (compiled 11/96)
• The International Church of Christ's official home page came on-line March 1996: The International Churches of Christ
• A web site designed by ex-members of the ICC: REVEAL: Former Members of the ICC (N.B. This web site is new and still very much under construction.)
• There is a newsgroup devoted to the ICC; many of the posts are from ex-members, but some members of the ICC regularly participate: alt.religion.christian.boston-church
• Here's the YAHOO list of links for the ICC: YAHOO: International Church of Christ