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  Right Reason & The Princeton Mind: The Moral Context, by Paul K. Helseth
Old Princeton's preoccupation with "science," "facts," and the primacy of the intellect in faith is incompatible with the assumptions of the Reformed tradition, they reason, for such emphases manifest a profound indifference to the subjective and experiential components of religious epistemology.
Whereas Princeton was theocentric in that it had for its object "the vindication of the Divine supremacy and sovereignty in the salvation of men," New England was increasingly anthropocentric.61 It came to have for its "characteristic aim," in other words, "the assertion of the rights of human nature.
It suggests, in other words, that the Princeton theologians were neither indifferent to the subjective and experiential components of religious epistemology, nor overly sanguine about the cognitive powers of the fallen mind, but rather acutely aware of the fact that the unitary operation of the soul is determined by the character of the acting agent.
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  Princeton
PRINCETON Theological Seminary prior to 1929 was regarded by theologians of all shades of opinion as the citadel of historic Christianity.
Princeton Seminary was known not only as an institution which defended historic Christianity, but as one which stood firmly for the propagation and defense of the Reformed faith or the Calvinistic system of doctrine that is set forth in the Westminster Confession of Faith and is taught in the Bible.
Princeton was organized to uphold the Westminster Confession of Faith and the Larger and Shorter Catechisms, maintained the faculty, and by no standard of judgment could anyone say that all the ministers or officers of the church held to the truths of these documents in their historic meaning.
www.americanpresbyterianchurch.org /princeton.htm   (6211 words)

  
  Charles Hodge - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Charles Hodge (1797-1878) was the principal of Princeton Theological Seminary between 1851 and 1878.
He matriculated at the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University) in 1812, and after graduation entered in 1816 the theological seminary in Princeton, having among his classmates his two lifelong friends, John Johns, afterward bishop of Virginia, and Charles P. Mollvaine, afterward bishop of Ohio.
But the questions in debate among American theologians during the period covered by Dr. Hodge's life belonged, for the most part, to the departments of anthropology and soteriology; and it was upon these, accordingly, that his polemic powers were mainly applied.
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 John Gresham Machen - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
He was the Professor of New Testament at Princeton Seminary between 1915 and 1929, and led a conservative revolt against modernist theology at Princeton and formed Westminster Seminary as a more orthodox alternative.
Machen is considered to be the last of the great Princeton Theologians who had, since the formation of the college in the early 19th century, developed Princeton Theology - a conservative and Calvinist form of Evangelical Christianity.
Among his Princeton influences were Francis Patton, who had been the prosecutor in a nineteenth century heresy trial, and B.
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 Bible Studies - Ðóññêèå ñòðàíèöû - Âåòõèé Çàâåò - Ðàçíîå
Combined with the philosophical idealism of Hegel and the Romantic theology of Schleiermacher, the greater majority of theologians moved from orthodoxy to liberalism, and authority was posited in the human dimension, religious experience, or the intellectual quest for understanding.
Among biblical theologians in recent years the Bible is viewed as the record of salvific events initiated by God for the chosen people, a record of divine irruptions into human history (exodus of Israel, resurrection of Jesus) whereby God delivered, constituted, and preserved the holy people.
Finally, contemporary theologians often emphasize that biblical authority must be balanced with philosophy, the humanities, social sciences, and current human need in the theological process.
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 J. Gresham Machen - Theopedia
He was the Professor of New Testament at Princeton Seminary between 1915 and 1929, and led a conservative revolt against modernist theology at Princeton and formed Westminster Seminary as a more orthodox alternative.
Machen is considered to be the last of the great Princeton Theologians who had, since the formation of the college in the early 19th century, developed Princeton Theology - a conservative and Calvinist form of Evangelical Christianity.
Among his Princeton influences were Francis Patton, who had been the prosecutor in a nineteenth century heresy trial, and B.
www.theopedia.com /J._Gresham_Machen   (1242 words)

  
 1920TH_L
Liberal theologians claimed freedom in two areas: (1) from traditional dogmas and creedal formulations and (2) in the handling of historical texts and sources.
Key aspects of his thought are (1) the importance of revelation, (2) a depreciation of natural theology, (3) a sharp distinction between revelation and religion, and (4) a strong notion of divine transcendence.
German New Testament scholar and theologian who is best known for his existentialist interpretation of the Christian faith in which he sought to determine what was `kerygma' and what was `myth' through `demythologizing' Scripture.
www.bethel.edu /~rakrob/files/1920TH_L.htm   (10274 words)

  
 News Wales > Education > Welsh collier who became prominent religious thinker
Princeton retains it reputation even today as being the premier theological school in the United States, and has lent its name to a branch of theology, ‘the Princeton Theology’, which made a great impact on religion in America.
He studied at Princeton when the ‘Princeton Theologians’ were at their height, and there is no doubt that their ideas had a pronounced influence on his own thinking.
The ‘Princeton Theology’ was a trend in 19th century American Protestantism which placed a great emphasis on the Bible’s authority and on the intellectual aspects of faith.
www.newswales.co.uk /?section=Education&F=1&id=5418   (680 words)

  
 John Gresham Machen -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
John Gresham Machen (1881-1937) was an influential American (A follower of Calvinism as taught in the Presbyterian Church) Presbyterian theologian in the early 20th century.
Machen is considered to be the last of the great Princeton Theologians who had, since the formation of the college in the early 19th century, developed Princeton Theology - a conservative and (An adherent of the theological doctrines of John Calvin) Calvinist form of (Click link for more info and facts about Evangelical) Evangelical Christianity.
Among his Princeton influences were Francis Patton, who had been the prosecutor in a nineteenth century heresy trial, and (Click link for more info and facts about B. Warfield) B.
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A. Background In an age when theologians and churchmen were some of the most respected voices in American society, it was far more common for seminary professors to have a healthy knowledge of disciplines outside their academic specialty.
Theologians and Scientists: the Old Princeton Tradition Bradley J. Gundlach has written a masterful dissertation on the Princetonians' discussions of evolution, discussions which took place both in the University and the Seminary, providing an invaluable analysis of Princeton's views on evolution.
The presence of such godly scientists as Guyot enabled the Princeton theologians to confidently assert that scripture and science were ultimately harmonious.
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 "J. Gresham Machen, Inerrancy, and Creedless Christianity" by D.G. Hart
What is more, the Princeton doctrine of Scripture, with which Machen identified, turns the Christian faith into a series of scholastic propositions rather than a vital and organic encounter with the true and living God.
For this reason it was altogether fitting for Machen, given his associations with the Princeton Theology and the fundamentalist controversy, to be invited in 1927 under the auspices of the Bible League to give a series of lectures on biblical scholarship and the defence of the faith.
Compared to the extensive treatments of inerrancy rendered by Machen's Princeton forebears, his relative neglect is stunning and throws into question either the importance of inerrancy to the fundamentalist controversy or the scholarly convention of placing the Princeton Theology on the side of fundamentalism.
www.theologicalstudies.org.uk /article_machen_hart.html   (6656 words)

  
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A. Background In an age when theologians and churchmen were some of the most respected voices in American society, it was far more common for seminary professors to have a healthy knowledge of disciplines outside their academic specialty.
Theologians and Scientists: the Old Princeton Tradition Bradley J. Gundlach has written a masterful dissertation on the Princetonians' discussions of evolution, discussions which took place both in the University and the Seminary, providing an invaluable analysis of Princeton's views on evolution.
The presence of such godly scientists as Guyot enabled the Princeton theologians to confidently assert that scripture and science were ultimately harmonious.
www.nd.edu /~pwallace/warf.txt   (4639 words)

  
 Chapter10   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Princeton accepted Machen's baptism by fire (or whatever) as valid; the faculty and Board conveniently ignored the fact that he had not yet sworn formal covenantal allegiance to the Westminster Confession, as required by the Seminary's rules.
This was a dagger aimed at the heart of Princeton Seminary, which had a dual board system, yet as far as I have been able to determine, no one at Princeton commented on it publicly at the time.
Princeton Professor John de Witt in 1893 declared: "The Board of Directors of Princeton Seminary is as much the creature of the General Assembly as it has ever been.
www.freebooks.com /docs/html/gncf/Chapter10.htm   (17800 words)

  
 University of Wales Bangor:
Princeton retains it reputation even today as being the premier theological school in the United States, and has lent its name to a branch of theology, the Princeton Theology, which made a great impact on religion in America.
What is not clear, according to Dr Morgan, is the nature of the effect that the Princeton Theology had on religion in Wales, as sixty Calvinistic Methodist ministers from Wales and the Welsh-American communities studied at the seminary and were doubtless influenced by the ideas that were current at the time.
He studied at Princeton when the Princeton Theologians were at their height, and there is no doubt that their ideas had a pronounced influence on his own thinking.
www.bangor.ac.uk /news/PRINCETON.php.en   (687 words)

  
 BaylyBlog: Out of our minds, too: Princeton Seminary yesterday, and reformed seminaries today...
Theologians and church leaders from the new school were now claiming that their group was now much more conservative than it had been twenty years before.
I would consider Princeton's stance on evolution to be an example of wrong theology that led to a weakened position in opposing modernism.
B.B. Warfield came to Princeton as a student as a convinced Darwinian and remained such for all of his life and long teaching career.
timbayly.worldmagblog.com /timbayly/archives/011827.html   (2474 words)

  
 John Gresham Machen YMCA Evangelical Master of Arts fundamentalism pneumonia The Orthodox Presbyterian Church New ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Although Machen can be compared to the great Princeton Theologians (Archibald Alexander, Charles Hodge, A. Hodge and B. Warfield) he was neither a lecturer in theology (he was a New Testament scholar) nor did he ever become the seminary's principal.
Among his Princeton influences were Francis Patton, who had been the prosecutor in a nineteenth century heresy trial, and B. Warfield, whom he described as the greatest man he had ever met.
Warfield maintained that correct doctrine was the primary means by which Christians influenced the surrounding culture and he emphasised a high view of scripture and the defence of supernaturalism.
en.powerwissen.com /0hQwrEwhXJslpajI1WIxdg%3D%3D_J_Gresham_Machen.html   (1270 words)

  
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B.B. Warfield, who sat under Charles Hodge as a student at Princeton, said that "in that room of Systematic Theology, I think I had daily before me examples of perfect teaching...Every jot of that learning, consecrated to the Master's cause, was ready to be utilized in the recitation room" (The Life of Charles Hodge, pp590-1).
Under the pastoral care of Ashbel Green, who was to become president of Princeton College, Hodge was blessed with Gospel influences on his life from a young age, and made a profession of faith in Christ in January 1815, during a time of revival among the students of the College.
Andrew Hoffecker, in his study of Princeton piety says that for Hodge, "both a theology of the intellect and a theology of the feeling must be true" (Piety and the Princeton Theologians, p.60).
www.freechurch.org /oldrec/oldreca6.html   (2040 words)

  
 Princeton - Weekly Bulletin 2/19/01 - Obit: Prellet fostered community
He served as master of the Graduate College from 1985 to 1990, and was noted for fostering a high level of intellectual discourse and a genuine sense of community there.
Preller graduated from Princeton with a bachelor's degree in philosophy in 1953.
He began teaching at Princeton in 1960, and four years later was awarded a doctorate, with distinction, for his dissertation on Aquinas.
www.princeton.edu /pr/pwb/01/0219/2obit.shtml   (521 words)

  
 Princeton and the Millennium: A Study of American Postmillennialism
It is this difference of opinion regarding the interpretation of Princeton's overall eschatological position and the development of eschatological terminology during this period that this study seeks to evaluate.
Warfield, then, strangely enough, appears to be both the most moderate of the Princeton postmillennialists, adopting virtually an amillennial view of Revelation 20, and yet at the same time, the most optimistic, clearly expecting a "golden age" yet ahead for the church which he describes in the strongest of language.
In summarizing how nineteenth century American Reformed theology in general and Old Princeton in particular, understood the concept of the millennial age as such, one would have to conclude that there is little doubt that J. Marcellus Kik's original assertion "that the postmil position was the historic position of Old Princeton" is largely correct.
www.mountainretreatorg.net /eschatology/princetonmill.html   (13202 words)

  
 A Brief History of Covenant Theology   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
The theology of the early 17th century Reformed theologians William Ames (†1633), Johannes Wollebius (†1629) and Amandus Polanus (†1610) was written in the same direction as that of Olevian and Ursinus.
He was primarily a Biblical theologian interested in the progressive revelation of the accomplishment of salvation.
In the United States the Princeton theologians e.g., Charles Hodge (†1878), B. Warfield (†1921) G. Vos (†1941) and J. Machen (†1936), and in the Netherlands H. Bavinck (†1921) followed the main lines of the classic view, teaching the covenant of redemption, the covenant of works (Law) and the covenant of grace (Gospel).
coyote.csusm.edu /public/guests/rsclark/History_Covenant_Theology.htm   (3649 words)

  
 Philosophy & Theology
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Otto Ziegelmeier's searchable German website provides an extensive index of important electronic resources on theological disciplines, major theologians, ethical issues, and ecumenical dialog including many materials in English.
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 On and Off Campus
Princeton Seminary hosted the International Reformed Theological Institute’s biennial conference, whose theme was “Faith and Ethnicity,” in July.
In May Princeton Seminary became, according to PTS New Testament professor James H. Charlesworth, “a major documentary repository for the study of the Psalms of Solomon—a hymnbook from the time of Jesus and Hillel.” more
When she came to Princeton Seminary in 1976 on a one-week, part-time Kelly Girl assignment, Kay Vogen had no idea that it would be another twenty-five years before she left.
www.ptsem.edu /Publications/inspire2/6.1/onoff/onoffcampus.htm   (578 words)

  
 Today in Church History
The son of a prosperous horse and cattle breeder, Warfield developed interests in science before studying at Princeton College and Princeton Seminary.
During his 34-year tenure at Princeton, where he taught over 2700 students, Warfield was a prolific writer and long-time editor of the Presbyterian Review, the Presbyterian and Reformed Review, and the Princeton Theological Review.
Princeton will seem to be a very insipid place without him.
opc.org /today.html?history_id=45   (291 words)

  
 Articles - Princeton theologians   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
The Princeton theology is a tradition of conservative, Christian, Reformed and Presbyterian theology at Princeton Seminary, in Princeton, New Jersey.
The appellation has special reference to certain theologians, from Archibald Alexander to B.B. Warfield, and their particular blend of teaching, which together with its Old School Presbyterian Calvinist orthodoxy sought to express a warm Evangelicalism and a high standard of scholarship.
Murray was a Scot, but a student under Machen at Princeton who later followed him to Westminster Theological Seminary, and was ordained in the Orthodox Presbyterian Church, as was Van Til.
www.mafox.com /articles/Princeton_theology   (137 words)

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