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	Polish brethren - Open Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Polish Brethren (also called Antitrinitians, Arians, or Socinians) was the name of a Christian Polish sect from the 16th century.
		The Polish Brethren advocated the separation of church and state and taught the equality and brotherhood of all people; they opposed social privileges based on religious affiliation, and their adherents refused military service (they were known for carrying wooden swords instead of real sabres) and declined political office.
		This expulsion is sometimes taken as the beginning of decline of Polish religious freedom, although the decline started earlier and ended later: the last non-Catholic deputy was removed from parliament in the beginning of the 18th century.
	open-encyclopedia.com /Polish_brethren (479 words)

	Religious Movements Homepage: The Brethren
		The Brethren, officially known as the German Baptists throughout the nineteenth century (Melton, 441), mixed pietism with the Anabaptist tradition, blending a renewed emphasis on spirituality with the Anabaptist emphasis on outward expression of faith.
		As the Brethren Church grew and expanded, moving them beyond their traditional agricultural communities, and as industrialization made more "worldly" products available to everyone, they became increasingly more mainstream, and less recognizable as a distinct body.
		They follow traditional Brethren beliefs and practices: women are expected to have long hair and to wear a head covering, men are to have short hair, no musical instruments are accepted in the worship time, and of course divorce and remarriage is not allowed.
	religiousmovements.lib.virginia.edu /nrms/brethren.html (3729 words)

	Brethren Assemblies Portals and Best Links (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The basic reason is the imposition of separation by brethren who tend to control the strings from outside, mainly through financial incentives, with the aim to carve territories that they can presumably claim as their own in front of their people (the donors) in the West.
		Overall the Brethren in India are a group actively committed to evangelism, and the spirit of sharing the gospel continues to thrive.
		The Brethren Assemblies in India are 100 years young, and all signs indicate that it is alive and active in spite of forces that are opposed to church growth.
	brethrenassembly.com /IndiaBreth1.htm (5161 words)

	Plymouth Brethren - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The group began by meeting in households in Ireland, and were dubbed "brethren" because of their practice of calling each other "brother" instead of the titles favoured by other denominations.
		The Plymouth Brethren are unusual in not recognising a denominational name; they do not generally refer to themselves as "Plymouth Brethren," nor do they regard themselves as a denomination.
		The Brethren were also influential in the formation of Thelema, the religion created by Aleister Crowley, the noted occultist and sexual revolutionary.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Plymouth_Brethren (1255 words)

	Plymouth Brethren: Just the facts... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		As the movement spread, a large group of adherents assembled in Plymouth (A town in Massachusetts founded by Pilgrims in 1620) by 1831 which is why Brethren are often called by that name.
		Darby and his followers saw the split as the result of the growth of 'clericalism (A policy of supporting the influence and power of the clergy in secular or political matters) ' and "grave error as to Christ's persona and sufferings".
		He sees things from the Open Brethren (additional info and facts about Open Brethren) perspective without having any problems in analyzing the Brethren.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/p/pl/plymouth_brethren.htm (260 words)

	Who are the Brethren
		The Brethren movement originated around the year 1825, although the Brethren commonly insist that their roots are really in the apostolic age, for they aim as far as possible at maintaining the simple and flexible church order of New Testament times.
		Among Open Brethren baptism is administered only to people who make a personal confession of faith in Christ, whether they are adults or children; and the mode of baptism is immersion.
		Various brethren contribute to the worship by suggesting hymns to be sung, by leading the congregation in prayer and thanks giving, or by reading and expounding a passage from the Bible.
	www.brethrenassembly.org /articles/who_are_the_brethren.htm (1551 words)

	Plymouth Brethren - Free Encyclopedia of Thelema
		The Plymouth Brethren is a Christian religious movement that began in Ireland and England in the late 1820s and made prominent by John Nelson Darby, Dr.
		As the movement spread, a large group of adherents assembled in Plymouth by 1831 which is why Brethren are often called by that name.
		Open Brethren remain loosely affiliated and over the years have come to resemble Protestant evangelical churches in doctrine, except that there are no officially recognized clergy and the Lord's Supper is celebrated weekly - both of which are common to open and exclusive groups alike.
	www.egnu.org /thelema/index.php/Plymouth_Brethren (362 words)

	BBC - Religion & Ethics - The Exclusive Brethren (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The Exclusive Brethren are an Evangelical Protestant Christian church related to the Christian or Open Brethren.
		As a result the Exclusive Brethren often gets a bad press and is referred to using phrases like "an exclusive and secret religious sect" or "a secretive church".
		Brethren representatives are visiting former members, including those who'd been ejected, some of whom left more than 30 years separation.
	www.bbc.co.uk /religion/religions/christianity/subdivisions/brethren (556 words)

	BRETHREN
		It might be said generally that these Dunkers, or Brethren, are former German Reformed bodies which took their theology and much of their practice from the Pietists of the 17th and 18th centuries.
		Some of the Brethren distinctives are foot washing, plainness of dress and the disavowal of worldly fashions, head coverings on women, anointing the sick, eschewing worldly amusements, refusing to take oaths, pacifism and refusal to go to war.
		Open assemblies were led by George Muller, well known for his orphanages and life of faith.
	wayoflife.org /fbns/brethren.htm (1648 words)

	Brethren Groups
		Moravians, Moravian Brethren, Unitas Fratrum or Unity of Brethren
		Brethren in the new world were at first a loose knit confederation of settlements.
		United Brethren leader Martin Boehm was the spiritual leader of this group until its congregation, principally of Mennonite background, began to withdraw from him because of his liberal views on baptism, and his relationships with non-Mennonite individuals.
	www.cob-net.org /docs/groups.htm (3751 words)

	The Plymouth Brethren - A Brief History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		To the horrified Brethren, such action was not only schism in the Body, but also sectarianism and the dreaded "clericalism." To further complicate the catastrophe, Newton came out in the open as a postmillennialist, expressing disdain for Darby's dispensationalism and distinction between Israel and the Church.
		The opens consider each of their assemblies to be independent of the others as to its government and actions, while relying upon a spiritual unity with its fellow-assemblies.
		The core of Brethrenism is the assembly, and the heart of the assembly is the weekly breaking of bread.
	www.2liveischrist.net /articles/history.htm (6338 words)

	Brethren
		The Brethren movement began with a desire to return to the simplicity of apostolic worship; as a protest against other churches' prevailing clericalism, spiritual dryness and formalism; and with a strong expectation that Christ would soon return.
		Open or Christian Brethren have had a strong evangelistic and missionary emphasis (at one stage one in every 100 British Brethren members became a foreign missionary).
		Brethren scholar F.F. Bruce has said we must view the NT ministry of women through the window of Galatians 3:28: Christ has abolished man-made hierarchies of race, economics and gender.
	jmm.aaa.net.au /articles/8211.htm (1872 words)

	A Brief History of the Plymouth Brethren Movement
		The Plymouth Brethren movement was an independent work of the Holy Spirit, which is apparent from the fact that, in A. 1812 and 1820, letters were passed between a company of believers in Great Britain.
		The Brethren seek to assemble in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, and to maintain the apostolic pattern and simplicity which marked the churches of the days of the apostles (Romans 12:4-8).
		Gregson started leaning toward the Brethren doctrines, and he is known as one of the founders of the Brethren movement in Travancore, Central Kerala.
	pages.prodigy.net /sathi/ourhistory.html (4109 words)

	Plymouth Brethren FAQ
		Besides whatever "open" meetings there are there, there are 85 assemblies in Bolivia, 110 in Peru, 8 in Argentina, 33 in the Dominican Republic, more than 8 in Brasil, and about 28 in Mexico in fellowship with the "TW" (exclusive) meetings.
		An excellent treatment of the history of the Brethren is given in "An Historical Sketch of the Brethren Movement" by H.A. Ironside.
		Because of the close connection between the life of John Nelson Darby and the early history of the "brethren" movement, another helpful source might be "John Nelson Darby, A Biography" by Max S Weremchuk, Loizeaux Brothers, 1992.
	www.brethrenonline.org /faqs/Brethren.htm (4354 words)

	An Open Letter to Open Brethren
		In using the term "Brethren," I refer to those of you who hold to the "open" policy of Mr.
		Darby, and all of his incomparable co-laborers, and 150 years of Brethrenism notwithstanding to the contrary, the ascended and glorified Lord Jesus Christ does not leave the heavenly glory in any manner to be present in any gathering, to be remembered, communed with, or worshiped.
		The desire of many, and the tendency of all is to connect the Lord Jesus with ourselves on this earth, instead of accepting the more important truth that we are in union with Him in heaven.
	withchrist.org /MJS/open.htm (3474 words)

	JRULM: Special Collections Guide: Christian Brethren Archive: Internet Resources (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Addresses and contact details for Brethren assemblies in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland can be found in the online List of Christian Assemblies, and links to UK assemblies with their own web pages can be found at gospelhalls uk.
		Brethren in Singapore have created a Brethren Networking Fellowship and Brethren in India BrethrenAssembly.com, which includes a history of the Brethren on that continent.
		A useful attempt to itemize the historical divisions among the Exclusive Brethren is contained in Stan Thompson,s The Origin and History of the Present Fellowship, and a further study of divisions is Philip Nunn, The Re-dividing of the Reunited Brethren.
	rylibweb.man.ac.uk /data2/spcoll/cba/links.html (1464 words)

	Plymouth Brethren Assembly, Assemblies Worldwide
		The Plymouth Brethren Movement which started in England, and the independent Brethren Assembly Movement in India are identical Reform movements.
		The Brethren hold on to all the fundamentals of faith to which conservative Christians subscribe.
		The Brethren have grown so much around the world that no single search-word can now locate all their activities on the net.
	www.brethrenassembly.com (269 words)

	JRULM: Special Collections Guide: Christian Brethren Archive (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		A new edition of David Brady's Secondary sources of Brethren history: a bibliography is now on-line, March 1999.
		Institutional records relate to Brethren assemblies in Bramhall, Carlisle, Eccles, Grosmont, Hereford, Leominster, Ludlow, Ross on Wye, Stafford and Stretford, as well as the Devonshire Conferences of 1906 and 1907 (which discussed the terms of fellowship between gatherings of Open and Exclusive Brethren), and the Christian Brethren Research Fellowship for 1962-1981.
		See also David Brady, `The Christian Brethren Archive in the John Rylands University Library of Manchester', in Lorenza Giorgi and Massimo Rubboli (eds), Piero Guicciardini, 1808-1886: un riformatore religioso nell' Europa dell' ottocento (Firenza, 1988) and the Library's publication The Christian Brethren Archive in the John Rylands University Library of Manchester.
	rylibweb.man.ac.uk /data2/spcoll/cba (521 words)

	bruederbewegung.de - The Brethren Movement in Germany
		40,000, the Brethren Movement is one of the largest free-church movements in Germany.
		The present website, which was founded in October 2003, is a private initiative trying to show the specific aims of the Brethren Movement and to reveal the roots of its various subgroups.
		hilip Nunn: The Re-dividing of the Reunited Brethren (2003).
	www.bruederbewegung.de /english.html (513 words)

	The Plymouth Brethren
		The Plymouth Brethren (often known throughout the world as Assemblies or Gospel Halls) are a small groups of Christians with a deep and rich history.
		The PBs should not be confused with any "Brethren" out of the Continental Free Church tradition, (such as the Church of the Brethren, Brethren Church, etc.), nor the Arminian Pentecostal Assemblies of God.
		For decades, the PBs reached out with their various needs to brother Miles Stanford by telephone and letter, yet often in pride and denial that they could be helped or ministered to by someone "outside" their Assembly system.
	withchrist.org /MJS/pbs.htm (6588 words)

	RootsWeb: Genealogy Mailing Lists: BRETHREN (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Topic: A mailing list for anyone who has an interest in discussing and sharing information regarding the genealogy, history and culture related to Brethren roots (i.e., ancestors and families that are or were members of the church group founded in 1708 near Schwarzenau Germany).
		Church names associated with this group include Tunker, Dunkard, German Baptist, the Brethren Church, Church of the Brethren, Dunkard Brethren, Grace Brethren, and Old German Baptist Brethren.This list does not include information and discussion of the United Brethren or Brethren in Christ groups.
		Some list archives are not available; if there is a link here to an archive but the link doesn't work, it probably just means that no messages have been posted to that list yet.
	lists.rootsweb.com /index/other/Religion/BRETHREN.html (242 words)

	HISTABLE
		This HISTORY does not deal with "Church" history in general, but with that which has its roots in the 19th and early 20th century in the British Isles and then spread to the Americas and around the world known as Plymouth Brethren and its various branches.
		The following quote defines the position of separation taken by many Brethren.
		His eyes and heart are towards his Lord, Who gave him sighht and salvation." W.R. Dronsfeld.
	www.histable.com /history.html (136 words)

	Untitled Document
		Besides whatever "open" meetings there are there, there are 85 assemblies in Bolivia, 31 in Peru, 8 in Argentina, 33 in the Dominican Republic, more than 8 in Brasil, and about 28 in Mexico in fellowship with the "TW" (exclusive) meetings.
		Likewise, there is no relationship between the "Plymouth Brethren" and the "Grace Brethren" or any of the Menonite Brethren groups.
		My advice is that you respect the religious beliefs of these families, and treat them as you would any group that believes in extreme separtism from the world (such as the Amish or the Old Order Mennonites).
	www.histable.com /faq.html (4340 words)

	Plymouth Brethren - Godulike - An Irreverent Look at the Faith Industry (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		If you are truly wanting to give a truthful picture of the Brethren and John Nelson Darby you may want to get the two volume collection by the name, History of the Brethren by Napoleon Noel.
		There have been many division amongst Brethren fellowships but for a singular purpose and unless this reason is known and the facts known it is unkind and unfair to make blanket statements.
		The brethren movement didn't get started out of the Anglican church and most if not all Anglican's even know who he is and those who do think he is a heretic.
	www.godulike.co.uk /faiths.php?chapter=78&subject=comment (361 words)

	Adherents.com
		Plymouth Brethren: "Exclusive assemblies were dominant in the 19th century, but today there are an estimated 850 open assemblies in the U.S. with only 250 exclusive groups.
		"Plymouth Brethren: Fundamentalist sect which established its first congegation in Plymouth c1830, to promote a return to the beliefs and ideals of the earliest Christians: in the 1840s disagreements led to a split between the followers of John Nelson Darby (1800-82), the Exclusive Brethren, and his opponents, generally called Open Brethren.
		It is difficult to assess the strength of the [Exclusive] Brethren, but in Britain they probably number between 10,000 and 20,000, with strong concentrations in the southeast and home counties, the Midlands, industrial Yorkshire, the Clyde Valley, Moray Firth and around Belfast.
	www.adherents.com /Na/Na_514.html (2097 words)

	Plymouth Brethren
		In recent years, several well-known Christian authors (including Tim LaHaye, Hal Lindsey, and David Wilkerson) have referred to the so-called Plymouth Brethren movement in their writings, renewing interest in this non-denominational Christian movement which originated in Ireland and England during the 1820s and 1830s.
		As they continued to meet, others in Dublin and elsewhere were added to their number.
		Among the many gatherings which sprang up, one at Plymouth, England became the most well-known and people in the district began to call them "brethren from Plymouth".
	www.plymouthbrethren.com (209 words)

	Lutheran Brethren Seminary \| Home (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Gaylan Mathiesen, Professor of Mission and Evangelism at Lutheran Brethren Seminary, has finished all the requirements for a Ph.D. in Systematic Theology, with a focus on missions from Luther Seminary, St. Paul, Minnesota.
		On October 21 he passed his dissertation defense, completing the seven-year process.
		CLB · Bookstore · Seminary · LBHM · LBWM · LBYM © 2005 Church of the Lutheran Brethren.
	www.lbs.edu (225 words)

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