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Smith's Friends : A "Religion Critic" Meets a Free Church Movement (Religion in the Age of Transformation)
Smith's Friends A Religion Critic Meets a Free Church Movement - Religion in the Age of Transformation Author:Lowell D. Streiker Lowell Streiker, a longtime expert on free church movements and cults, examines a vital and growing free church movement--an impressive movement that is yet largely unknown. Founded in Norway more than 90 years ago, it is a church without membership rolls, clergy, central administration, tithing, or even a name. Outsiders call them "Smith's Frie... more »nds" after their founder, Johan Oscar Smith. On a worldwide basis, some 30,000 people participate in more than 200 churches in 50 countries.« less