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edited by Glenn Anderson

Collected in this volume are the foundational documents and early statements of Covenant theology. Included are the records of the organization of the Covenant, reports of the spirited debate of those early church leaders as they gathered to establish a new denomination, statements on Covenant principles by those who formed and led the church, and essays and sermons on our doctrinal heritage by the church’s first educators and theologians.

"As seed to harvest, our past feeds our future.  In this book we watch and listen as people very much like ourselves make decisions in 1885 that we are still living out today." -Glenn R. Palmberg, president of the Evangelical Covenant Church (1998-2008)

"This anthology of primary documents has served students of Covenant history well...It was the first of its kind, enabling readers to consider in English translation the accounts of the organization in 1885 of the Evangelical Covenant Church, as well as reflections on its history and theology by early denominational leaders... In the absence of formal church confessions, these documents take on heightened formative meaning." - Philip J. Anderson, professor of church history, North Park Theological Seminary (1979-2013)