The Disciples of Christ, led by reformers such as Alexander Campbell and Barton W. Stone, was one of a number of early 19th-century primitivist religious groups ""seeking to restore the ancient order of things"". This text looks at the history of the movement.

David Edwin Harrell Jr., Breeden Eminent Scholar in the Humanities at Auburn University, is the author of seven books on American religious history, including The Churches of Christ in the 20th Century: Homer Hailey's Personal Journey of Faith.