John Williamson Nevin : American theologian / Richard E. Wentz.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wentz, Richard E., author.

Series:

Religion in America series.

Oxford scholarship online.

Religion in America series

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nevin, John W. (John Williamson), 1803-1886.

Theologians--United States--Biography.

Theologians.

Reformed Church--United States--Doctrines--History--19th century.

Reformed Church.

Mercersburg theology.

Local Subjects:

Nevin, John W. (John Williamson), 1803-1886.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (180 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York ; Oxford University Press, 2023.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

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; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W

Notes:

Includes index.

Previously issued in print: 1997.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 149-163) and index.

Derived record based on print version record and publisher information.

ISBN:

0-19-773977-6

1-280-44339-1

1-4237-3567-6

0-19-535958-5

1-60129-922-2

OCLC:

191952974