On Being Presbyterian

On Being Presbyterian
Author: Sean Michael Lucas
Publisher: P & R Publishing
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2006
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9781596380196

As I have been doing this work, the questions that I have kept in the forefront of my mind are: How did the PCA come to be the way it currently is? What is the connection between the way the conservative movement in the old southern Presbyterian church developed and the way the PCA lives and breathes as a church of God doing kingdom business today? These historical questions have led me to a more pressing question which I have faced as a teaching elder in the PCA: Do conservative Presbyterian churches, as represented in my denomination, embrace their Presbyterian identity? Or do other ideas, practices, and narratives serve to shape them? In other words, one could read the history of the PCA as an attempt to answer the question: What does it mean to be a (conservative) Presbyterian in the postmodern age? - Preface.

Reformed and Evangelical Across Four Centuries: The Presbyterian Story in America

Reformed and Evangelical Across Four Centuries: The Presbyterian Story in America
Author: Nathan Feldmeth
Publisher: Eerdmans
Total Pages: 356
Release: 2022-01-13
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780802873408

A definitive history of evangelical Presbyterianism in America Reformed and Evangelical across Four Centuries tells the story of the Presbyterian church in the United States, beginning with its British foundations and extending to its present-day expression in multiple American Presbyterian denominations. This account emphasizes the role of the evangelical movement in shaping various Presbyterian bodies in America, especially in the twentieth century amid increasing departures from traditional Calvinism, historic orthodoxy, and a focus on biblical authority. Particular attention is also given to crucial elements of diversity in the Presbyterian story, with increasing numbers of African American, Latino/a, and Korean American Presbyterians--among others--in the twenty-first century. Overall, this book will be a bountiful resource to anyone curious about what it means to be Presbyterian in the multidimensional American context, as well as to anyone looking to understand this piece of the larger history of Christianity in the United States.

Presbyterians and American Culture

Presbyterians and American Culture
Author: Bradley J. Longfield
Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
Total Pages: 278
Release: 2013-01-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 066423156X

This book provides a history of Presbyterians in American culture from the early eighteenth to the late twentieth century. Longfield assesses both the theological and cultural development of American Presbyterianism, with particular focus on the mainline tradition that is expressed most prominently in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). He explores how Presbyterian churches--and individuals rooted in those churches--influenced and were influenced by the values, attitudes, perspectives, beliefs, and ideals assumed by Americans in the course of American history. The book will serve as an important introduction to Presbyterian history that will interest historians, students, and church leaders alike.

The Presbyterian Conflict

The Presbyterian Conflict
Author: Edwin H. Rian
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Total Pages: 342
Release: 2017-08-24
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1725238993

Edwin Rian left his doctoral studies in German to help found Westminster Seminary where he served as President of the Board of Trustees. The Presbyterian Conflict was the first historical account written of the struggle over doctrinal and ecclesiastical orthodoxy at Princeton Seminary in the early twentieth Century, culminating in the decision of many of its conservative faculty to resign and form a new seminary. It remains distinctly helpful and informative as a firsthand account of the man at its center, J. Gresham Machen.

The Historical Roots of the Presbyterian Church in America

The Historical Roots of the Presbyterian Church in America
Author: Don K. Clements
Publisher:
Total Pages: 268
Release: 2006-02-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780974233178

Written in non-academic style specifically designed to reach new or previously unread church members, this volume lends itself quite well as an easy-to-read training manual for church officers or as an interesting introduction for persons new to church history. (Christian)

The Presbyterian Story

The Presbyterian Story
Author: S. Donald Fortson III
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Total Pages: 264
Release: 2017-12-04
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1725238179

Being Presbyterian involves multiple layers of identity and connection. As Christians, Presbyterians are "catholic," sharing the common heritage of ancient Christianity with all believers, of all times, in all places. Presbyterians are Protestant by conviction sharing the rich spiritual heritage of the sixteenth century and the unique contributions of the Reformed Tradition. Historically, Presbyterians are also part of the evangelical movement, embracing the legacy of the eighteenth-century revivals (awakenings) in America and Britain. Each of these historic layers is equally important to Presbyterian identity and this book will seek to underscore that reality.

For a Continuing Church

For a Continuing Church
Author: Sean Michael Lucas
Publisher:
Total Pages: 368
Release: 2015-11
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9781629951065

The first full scholarly account of the theological and social forces that brought about the creation of the Presbyterian Church in America, using primary archival, newspaper, and magazine material.