William P. Merrill, The Brick Church, and the Fundamentalist-Modernist Conflict
William P. Merrill, pastor of The Brick Presbyterian Church in New York City from 1911 to 1936, played a major role in the fundamentalist-modernist conflict in the Presbyterian Church in the early twentieth century. Through numerous publications, leadership in the national church, and participation...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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2019
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The journal of Presbyterian history
Year: 2019, Volume: 97, Issue: 2, Pages: 60-72 |
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| Summary: | William P. Merrill, pastor of The Brick Presbyterian Church in New York City from 1911 to 1936, played a major role in the fundamentalist-modernist conflict in the Presbyterian Church in the early twentieth century. Through numerous publications, leadership in the national church, and participation in the Laymen’s Foreign Missions Inquiry, he energetically promoted the advance of liberal Christianity against the opposition of militant conservatives such as J. Gresham Machen and Clarence E. Macartney. Merrill’s efforts contributed significantly to the church’s decision to tolerate liberalism in order to preserve the institutional unity of the church. |
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| Contains: | Enthalten in: The journal of Presbyterian history
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