The break around 1906 between the [[Disciples of Christ]] and the Churches of Christ was due in part to disagreements over the use of music in worship and missionary societies. More important was a fundamental division between the views of two early leaders of the movement. The dispute was over that which [[Barton Stone]] called primitivism and the Campbellian modernistic position. [[Alexander Campbell]] believed in progress toward the Kingdom of God and was both optimistic and not hostile toward the secular world. Stone, on the other hand, wanted a radical separation from the world, and he was pessimistic about human nature and the prospects for progress.
From the end of the Civil War to 1917, [[David Lipscomb]] dominated the Churches of Christ and managed to balance the views of Campbell and Stone. After Lipscomb's death, the Churches of Christ moved away from the [[premillennialism]] of Stone and Lipscomb and embraced Campbell's views. Foy Wallace, whose views prevailed among the Churches of Christ from the 1930s through the 1950s, continued the movement away from the thought of Stone and Lipscomb.<ref> Richard T. Hughes, "The Apocalyptic Origins of Churches Of Christ and the Triumph of Modernism." ''Religion and American Culture'' 1992 2(2): 181-214. 1052-1151 </Refref>
More specifically, the Disciples have evolved into a centralized denomination, whereas the Churches of Christ maintain an earlier system of fellowship between congregations which does not involve any surrender of congregational independence. In addition, the Disciples of Christ are active members of the National and World Councils of Churches and are ardently commited to social change. The Churches of Christ tend to avoid politicial controversies.
* Hughes, Richard T. ''Reviving the Ancient Faith: The Story of Churches of Christ in America.'' (1996). 448 pp.
* Williams, D. Newell. ''Barton Stone: A Spiritual Biography.'' (2000). 249 pp.
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