Princeton Seminary in American Religion and Culture

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. - Publisher. 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. Princeton: August 12, 1812 Founding of Princeton Seminary Archibald Alexander and Samuel Miller Learning and piety Professional theologians Princeton and the Presbyterian schism of 1837 Princeton, society, and pre-Civil War America Seminary, the Civil War, and Reconstruction Charles Hodge and the tradition codified William Henry Green and Biblical studies Princeton in the age of Warfield Hints of change and missionary visions Curriculum, conflict, and the seminary's mission Fundamentalist controversy and reorganization John A. Mackay: continuity and new direction Reshaping the seminary, 1936-1959 Princeton and deepening pluralism, 1959-2004 Princeton in the twenty-first century.