The Presbyterian controversy : fundamentalists, modernists, and moderates / Bradley J. Longfield.

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Longfield, Bradley J

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TextSeries: Religion in America series (Oxford University Press)Publication details: New York : Oxford University Press, 1991.Description: 1 online resource (333 pages) : portraitsContent type:

text

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computer

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online resource

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9780198022909
0198022905

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Presbyterian controversy.DDC classification:

285/.1/09042 22

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BX8937 .L65 1991eb

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Contents:

Introduction; 1. The Conflict Erupts: Harry Emerson Fosdick and the Presbyterian Church; 2. J. Gresham Machen: Princeton Theology and Southern Culture; 3. William Jennings Bryan and the 1923 General Assembly; 4. Henry Sloane Coffin and the Auburn Affirmation; 5. Clarence E. Macartney and the 1924 General Assembly; 6. Charles R. Erdman and the 1925 General Assembly; 7. The Reorganization of Princeton and the Birth of Westminster; 8. Robert E. Speer and the Board of Foreign Missions; 9. The Close of the Controversy: The Entanglement of Religion and Culture; Epilogue; Notes.

Summary: Longfield explores a bitter theological controversy that wracked the Presbyterian Church in the 1920s and 30s. By examining the lives and thought of six of the major protagonists he seeks to provide a fuller understanding of the religious and cultural issues in the struggle.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-324) and index.

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Longfield explores a bitter theological controversy that wracked the Presbyterian Church in the 1920s and 30s. By examining the lives and thought of six of the major protagonists he seeks to provide a fuller understanding of the religious and cultural issues in the struggle.

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