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Christocentric Reformed Theology in Nineteenth-Century America


Christocentric Reformed Theology in Nineteenth-Century America

Key Writings of Emanuel V. Gerhart
Mercersburg Theology Study Series, Band 9

von: Emanuel V. Gerhart, Annette G. Aubert, Lee C. Barrett, David W. Layman

62,99 €

Verlag: Wipf And Stock Publishers
Format: EPUB
Veröffentl.: 30.07.2021
ISBN/EAN: 9781725250888
Sprache: englisch
Anzahl Seiten: 480

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Knowledge of the ideas of the theologian Emanuel V. Gerhart is essential for understanding nineteenth-century American theology. Gerhart was one of the first to introduce a complete systematic Christocentric theological system to Americans. His Institutes of the Christian Religion developed the ideas of European theologians and promoted the effort to systematize Mercersburg theology. Gerhart embraced German idealism rather than Scottish philosophy in his scholarship. As a mediating theologian, he attempted to reconcile historical Christianity with modern culture. His lectures, essays, and texts addressed the religious challenges and intellectual issues of his day from a Christocentric perspective. Together they were a major contribution to the Mercersburg Movement in particular and American theology in general from the antebellum period to the progressive era. His publications were devoted to a range of disciplines that included education, philosophy, and theology. This volume portrays Gerhart's core theological ideas as found in his main texts and offers introductory commentaries and gives the historical background for his intellectual contributions.
Annette G. Aubert
<b> </b>is Lecturer and Visiting Scholar in Church History at Westminster Theological Seminary. She is the author of
<i>The German Roots of Nineteenth-Century American Theology</i> (2013). She has published various book chapters and journal articles on modern and historical theology.
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<br> Emanuel V. Gerhart (1817–1904) was a nineteenth-century German Reformed theologian in America. He served as president and professor at Heidelberg College, Franklin &amp; Marshall College, and Mercersburg Seminary. His books include
<i>Institutes of the Christian Religion</i>,
<i> Prolegomena to Christian Dogmatics</i>,
<i> </i>and
<i>An Introduction to the Study of Philosophy. </i>
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“Finally, Gerhart gets due recognition. This is a judicial and thoughtful selection from a theologian who helped introduce historical and organic development to a religious scene awash in individualistic piety. His peers honored him; this volume shows why.”
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<br> —E. Brooks Holifield, Emory University
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<br> “This welcome volume pulls together into one place the essential writings of Emanuel Gerhart, a key figure in the development and synthesis of Mercersburg theology. Known for his distinguished career as a university president and church leader, Gerhart also produced, among other writings, a massive two-volume
<i>Institutes of the Christian Religion</i> in which, like Schaff and Nevin, he opposed both liberal and revivalist forms of Protestantism for their subjectivistic rationalism.”
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<br> —George Hunsinger, Princeton Theological Seminary
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<br> “For anyone wondering about the Mercersburg theology after John Williamson Nevin and Philip Schaff, the writings of Emanuel Gerhart will be invaluable. Annette Aubert has selected a rich sampling of Gerhart’s work and supplied insightful editorial guidance along the way. Although Gerhart’s ideas are largely unknown today, his writings are still valuable for those intrigued by the ethnic diversity of Reformed Protestantism in the US and contemporary Protestant efforts at ressourcement theology.”
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<br> —D. G. Hart, Hillsdale College
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