The Philippine Council of Evangelical Churches

Its Background, Context, and Formation among Post-World War II Churches

Raymundo Go

• Publisher: Langham Monographs
• Year: 2019
• Print ISBN: 9781783685899
• eBook ISBN: 9781783685929
• Topic: Theology & Religion
• Subtopic: Christian Church

In this historical account, Dr Raymundo Go presents the arrival and growth of evangelicalism in the Philippines from 1898 to 2000, looking in particular at the formation of the Philippine Council of Evangelical Churches (PCEC) and the motivating factors of the founding members. Weaving together a narrative almost forgotten in the Philippines, Dr Go also brings unique insights on the impact that North American events and theological debates had on the nascent Philippine church. Through detailed explanation of the interaction and influence of the modernist/liberal, fundamental, and evangelical movements in shaping Philippine Christian history, this study addresses the historical reason for a lack of unity in the Philippine church.Dr Go applies Paul Hiebert's theory of bounded and centred sets to the divisions between key organizations and churches in the Philippines to analyze and understand the behaviours of the influential groups involved in shaping Protestantism in the Philippines today. This important work is not only needed to draw attention to the history of the church in the Philippines, but it is vital in showing the need to learn from a divided past when considering the potential for future reconciliation and unity in the body of Christ.

Table of contents

• Contents
• List of Abbreviations
• Chapter 1 – General Introduction
• Chapter 2 – The Modernist/Liberal-Fundamentalist Controversy and the Fundamentalist/Evangelical Controversy in North America (1800–1960)
• Chapter 3 – Protestantism in the Philippines: From Inception to the Post-World War II Era (1890s–1950s)
• Chapter 4 – The Formation of the Philippine Council of Evangelical Churches (1960s)
• Chapter 5 – Analysis and Synthesis of the Formation and Developments within PCEC Using Hiebert’s Bounded versus Centered Set Categories
• Chapter 6 – Recommendations and Conclusion
• Appendix A: PCEC Timeline
• Appendix B: PCEC Constitution and By-Laws
• Appendix C: Aragon’s List of Attendees Who Initiated the Formation of PCEC
• Appendix D: Interview with Fred Magbanua, Jr
• Appendix E: Interview with Mariano Leones
• Appendix F: Interview with Eliseo Capile
• Appendix G: Interview with Pio Tica
• Appendix H: Interview with Ebenezer Nacita
• Appendix I: Correspondence with Faustino Ruivivar, Jr (6 June 2010)
• Appendix J: Correspondence with Faustino Ruivivar, Jr (7 June 2010)
• Appendix K: Correspondence with Faustino Ruivivar, Jr (8 June 2010)
• Appendix L: Correspondence with Faustino Ruivivar, Jr (9 June 2010)
• Appendix M: Correspondence with Faustino Ruivivar, Jr (12 June 2010)
• Appendix N: Correspondence with Faustino Ruivivar, Jr (19 June 2010)
• Appendix O: Correspondence with Faustino Ruivivar, Jr (16 August 2010)
• Appendix P: Correspondence with Felipe Ferrez, Jr (11 June 2013)
• Appendix Q: Interview with Agustin B. Vencer
• Glossary
• Selected Bibliography