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Nevin was a central figure in the so-called Mercersberg School of theology which during the middle decades of the 19th century ran counter to the mainstream of Protestant thought, and was significantly influenced by German philosophy and theology.

Title John Williamson Nevin : American theologian / Richard E. Wentz. [electronic resource]
Publisher New York
Oxford University Press
Creation Date 2023
Notes Includes index.
Previously issued in print: 1997.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 149-163) and index.
English
Content Contents
Introduction
One: The Likeness Preserved: The Life and Work of John Williamson Nevin
Two: What Is Systematic Theology?
The: Public Character of Theology
Four: A Radical arid Realized Catholicity
Five: Toward a Theology of History
Six: ""A Theatre for the World"": Nationalism and the American Republic
Seven: Beyond Sectarian Missions
Eight: A Transcript of Mystical Presence: Liturgy and the American Cultus
Conclusion
Notes
Index
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Series Religion in America series
Oxford scholarship online
Extent 1 online resource (180 p.)
Language English
National Library system number 997010700442805171
MARC RECORDS
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Addresses delivered at the inauguration of Rev. J.W. Nevin, D.D. as professor of theology, in the Theological Seminary of the German Reformed Church, Mercersburg, Pa., May 20th, 1840.
Addresses delivered at the inauguration of Rev. J.W. Nevin, D.D. as professor of theology, in the Theological Seminary of the German Reformed Church, Mercersburg, Pa., May 20th, 1840.
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