Eva Jean Wrather devoted seventy years to writing an 800,000-word biography of Alexander Campbell, founder of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), a monumental literary biography described by D. Duane Cummins as a creative and skillful blend of history and superb literary writing skills.
In the early 1990s, Cummins was asked to assist Ms. Wrather in revising her manuscript. Their work together makes up Volume One of Campbell's biography, (TCU Press, 2005).
Volume Two follows Campbell's life from 1823-1830, years filled with the storm of opinions in the pages of his successful...

Volume one of Eva Jean Wrather's biography of Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) founder Alexander Campbell deals with the leader's early manhood, from his schooling to his turning from the Calvinistic doctrine of his youth and his arrival in America.

Eva Jean Wrather (1908-2001) spent most of her adult lifetime writing a biography of Alexander Campbell, founder of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), the only Protestant denomination to spring from American soil. Shortly before Wrather s death, the manuscript totaled 800,000 words or 3,254 pages.
Historian D. Duane Cummins worked with her until her death and then afterwards to craft a three-volume work comprising Campbell s lifetime of theological doctrine and literary writing.
Volume three of this work bears Cummins organization and structure, along with some of his own...