New School Calvinism and the Presbyterian Creed
Contemporary historians have underscored the perpetual gulf between Old School and New School Presbyterians in the North despite the eventual reunion of the two branches in 1869. Nineteenth-century New School writers, however, seem consistently to have perceived themselves as fervent advocates of We...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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2004
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The journal of Presbyterian history
Year: 2004, Volume: 82, Issue: 4, Pages: 221-243 |
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| Summary: | Contemporary historians have underscored the perpetual gulf between Old School and New School Presbyterians in the North despite the eventual reunion of the two branches in 1869. Nineteenth-century New School writers, however, seem consistently to have perceived themselves as fervent advocates of Westminster Calvinism along with their Old School brethren. During the thirty years that the New School existed as a separate denomination, its leaders heralded a broader and distinctive “American Presbyterianism" that both maintained a solid attachment to the Presbyterian creed and promoted an openness to express traditional Reformed theology in new ways. |
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| Contains: | Enthalten in: The journal of Presbyterian history
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