And the Word Became Flesh: Studies in History Communication and Scripture in Memory of Michael W. Casey

In his fifty-three years Michael W. Casey made an indelible impact upon all his academic friends in the United States Great Britain and elsewhere in the world. His thirty some years of research and publications were multinational. Mike was especially adept at looking into archival details on the numerous subjects that interested him in communication Scripture and history especially as they focused upon Churches of Christ and the Stone-Campbell Movement. If a scholar ever believed that the grandest project depends on the accuracy of the smallest component it was Mike Casey. He believed that words were enfleshed in concrete persons. All his studies recognized the persuasive powers of committed humans. The title for this volume therefore is And the Word Became Flesh. The essays in this volume are divided into three sections. Those in the first section are on Restoration History. The second section is on communication studies. And the final section contains essays on a specialty of Caseys conscientious objection just war and Christian peacemaking.