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Princeton Seminary in American Religion and Culture

by James H. Moorhead

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The story of Princeton Theological Seminary, the Presbyterian Church's first seminary in America, begins in 1812, shortly after the United States had entered into its second war against Great Britain. Princeton went on to become a model of American theological education, setting the standard for subsequent seminaries and other religious higher education institutions. Princeton's story is uniquely intertwined with American religious and cultural history, the history of theological education, the Presbyterian church, and conceptions of ministry in general. Thus, this volume will interest not only those with links to Princeton but also historians of religion, Presbyterians, leaders within seminaries and Christian colleges, and all who are interested in the history of Christian thought in America.… (more)
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reviewed in B&C 9-10/13 by PC Kemeny

At the 1812 inauguration of Archibald Alexander as Princeton Seminary's first professor, the Reverend Philip Milledoler insisted, "We want a learned ministry. Whatever mischief has been done to the world by philosophy so called, we are persuaded that true learning has never injured the church and never will …. It has been said that ignorance is the mother of devotion; that aphorism we utterly and indignantly reject."

Instead, Moorhead places the history of the seminary within the larger milieu of American religion, culture, and society.

Moorhead's agility in explaining abstract and sometimes arcane theological ideas, such as the intricacies of federal theology or Horace Bushnell's view of language, makes this book a great introduction to the history of American Protestant theology (comparable to Brooks Holifield's Theology in America).

Presbyterians, like other Reformed Christians, often speak of Christ transforming culture. Christians would do well to pay careful attention to the ways that culture returns the favor.
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The story of Princeton Theological Seminary, the Presbyterian Church's first seminary in America, begins in 1812, shortly after the United States had entered into its second war against Great Britain. Princeton went on to become a model of American theological education, setting the standard for subsequent seminaries and other religious higher education institutions. Princeton's story is uniquely intertwined with American religious and cultural history, the history of theological education, the Presbyterian church, and conceptions of ministry in general. Thus, this volume will interest not only those with links to Princeton but also historians of religion, Presbyterians, leaders within seminaries and Christian colleges, and all who are interested in the history of Christian thought in America.

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