Paul C. Gutjahr
- Published in print:
- 2011
- Published Online:
- May 2011
- ISBN:
- 9780199740420
- eISBN:
- 9780199894703
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199740420.003.0031
- Subject:
- Religion, Church History
Chapter thirty-one analyzes Hodge’s most popular book, his devotional The Way of Life. Hodge took over the role of Professor of Theology from Archibald Alexander in 1840, and thereby became the lead ...
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Chapter thirty-one analyzes Hodge’s most popular book, his devotional The Way of Life. Hodge took over the role of Professor of Theology from Archibald Alexander in 1840, and thereby became the lead professor at the Seminary. By 1845, he was co-teaching the core theology courses of the school with Alexander. His The Way of Life provides a unique window into the formative years of his systematic theological thinking and his commitment to personal holiness in the Christian life.Less
Chapter thirty-one analyzes Hodge’s most popular book, his devotional The Way of Life. Hodge took over the role of Professor of Theology from Archibald Alexander in 1840, and thereby became the lead professor at the Seminary. By 1845, he was co-teaching the core theology courses of the school with Alexander. His The Way of Life provides a unique window into the formative years of his systematic theological thinking and his commitment to personal holiness in the Christian life.
Mark A. Noll
- Published in print:
- 2022
- Published Online:
- April 2022
- ISBN:
- 9780197623466
- eISBN:
- 9780197623497
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/oso/9780197623466.003.0013
- Subject:
- Religion, History of Christianity
The Bible-based Protestant Christianity that flourished so remarkably in the free atmosphere of the new United States never witnessed agreement on how the Scriptures should be put to use. The success ...
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The Bible-based Protestant Christianity that flourished so remarkably in the free atmosphere of the new United States never witnessed agreement on how the Scriptures should be put to use. The success of new sectarian upsurges, like the Restorationist movement led by Alexander Campbell and Barton Stone, rested on their claim to follow “the Bible alone.” That claim supported an all-out critique of inherited Protestant traditions. Sectarian interpretations of Scripture, like William Miller’s predictions that the world would end in 1843, drew intense interest despite Miller’s lack of ecclesiastical standing. Joseph Smith went even further, as he honored the Bible but also published the Book of Mormon as yet a further revelation from God. The connection between Protestant beliefs and democratic beliefs allowed for Christianity to spread more rapidly in the United States than anywhere else in the world. But the attempt to build a Bible civilization was doomed because of the internal Protestant pluralism that American democracy facilitated—and that before the upsurge of immigration from non-Protestants (and others) in the 1830s and following.Less
The Bible-based Protestant Christianity that flourished so remarkably in the free atmosphere of the new United States never witnessed agreement on how the Scriptures should be put to use. The success of new sectarian upsurges, like the Restorationist movement led by Alexander Campbell and Barton Stone, rested on their claim to follow “the Bible alone.” That claim supported an all-out critique of inherited Protestant traditions. Sectarian interpretations of Scripture, like William Miller’s predictions that the world would end in 1843, drew intense interest despite Miller’s lack of ecclesiastical standing. Joseph Smith went even further, as he honored the Bible but also published the Book of Mormon as yet a further revelation from God. The connection between Protestant beliefs and democratic beliefs allowed for Christianity to spread more rapidly in the United States than anywhere else in the world. But the attempt to build a Bible civilization was doomed because of the internal Protestant pluralism that American democracy facilitated—and that before the upsurge of immigration from non-Protestants (and others) in the 1830s and following.
