Defenders of the Faith: 19th Century Presbyterians

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Defenders of the Faith19th Century
Presbyterians others.
CHURCH HISTORY IILesson 31
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Revivalists groups Methodist Frontier
Presbyterians Baptists
New England
New Divinity
New Haven Theology Nathaniel Taylor
Human depravity and regeneration by the Spirit
of God were reconciled with free moral agency and
moralized and confused beyond recognition. Such
Calvinism was not very objectionable, but it was
also not Calvinism Joseph Haroutunian
Loss of Harvard 1805
Andover Theological Seminary 1809
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I. Mercersburg Theology
John W Nevin (1803-86)
Philip Schaff (1819-93)
History of the Christian Church 8 Vols.
The Anxious Bench
Creeds of Christendom
Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers
The Magisterial Presence
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The corruption of human nature and the
incompetency of natural man to do any thing that
is spiritually or morally good. The everlasting
love of God to his people. The doctrine of
eternal election. The covenant of grace.
Particular redemption. Justification before God
by the righteousness of Jesus Christ
imputed. Pardon and reconciliation through his
blood. Regeneration and sanctification by the
influence and operation of the Holy Ghost. The
final perseverance of the saints in grace.
II. Baptist Theology
III. Presbyterian Theology
New School
Old School
Tennants Log College
College of New Jersey
Princeton Theological Seminary
Nathaniel Taylor (1786-1858)
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Archibald Alexander (1772-1851)
1788 Converted
1790 Appointed exhorter
1791 Licensed to preach
Thoughts on Religious Experience
1794 Teaching Hampton-Sydney
1806 Pastor 3rd Pres Ch, Philadelphia
1812 First President of Princeton Seminary
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Charles Hodge (1797-1878)
1812 Entered College of New Jersey
1816 Graduated and entered seminary
1822 Prof of Biblical Oriental literature
Writings 1835 Commentary of Romans
185657 Corinthians
1871 Systematic Theology
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Southern Presbyterians
R. L. Dabney 1820-1898
Union Seminary
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Columbia Seminary
Benjamin M. Palmer 1818-1902
James Henley Thornwell 1812-1862
John Girardeau 1826-1898
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Benjamin Breckinridge Warfield
1. Confessional Tradition
2. Scholarly Tradition
3. An informed interaction with culture
4. Concern for personal piety
1851-1921
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