Constitutional History of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America
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Constitutional History of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America is a historical and theological study by Charles Hodge examining the development, governance, and doctrinal foundations of Presbyterianism in the United States.
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Target entity: Constitutional History of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America Context triple: [Charles Hodge, authorOf, Constitutional History of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America]
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The Way of the Churches of Christ in New England
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Magnalia Christi Americana
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The Last Will and Testament of the Springfield Presbytery
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Canons of Dort
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Target entity: Constitutional History of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America Target entity description: Constitutional History of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America is a historical and theological study by Charles Hodge examining the development, governance, and doctrinal foundations of Presbyterianism in the United States.
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A.
The Way of the Churches of Christ in New England
The Way of the Churches of Christ in New England is a 17th-century treatise by Puritan minister John Cotton that systematically defends and explains the principles and practices of New England Congregational church polity.
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B.
Confession of Faith of the Evangelical United Brethren Church
The Confession of Faith of the Evangelical United Brethren Church is a Protestant doctrinal statement that outlines the core theological beliefs and teachings now shared within the United Methodist Church.
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C.
Magnalia Christi Americana
Magnalia Christi Americana is Cotton Mather’s extensive early 18th-century ecclesiastical history of New England, detailing its religious leaders, institutions, and providential events.
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D.
The Last Will and Testament of the Springfield Presbytery
The Last Will and Testament of the Springfield Presbytery is a landmark 1804 document in the early American Restoration Movement that dissolved a Presbyterian governing body to promote simple New Testament Christianity and Christian unity.
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E.
Canons of Dort
The Canons of Dort are a 17th-century Reformed confessional document that systematically defines Calvinist doctrines of salvation, especially predestination and grace, formulated at the Synod of Dort (1618–1619).
- F. None of above. chosen
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book
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historical study ⓘ theological study ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
defend historic Presbyterian doctrine and polity in the United States
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trace the development of the Presbyterian Church constitution in America ⓘ |
| analyzes |
doctrinal standards of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America
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governance of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America ⓘ |
| associatedWithInstitution | Princeton Theological Seminary ⓘ |
| author | Charles Hodge ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| discipline |
ecclesiastical history
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historical theology ⓘ |
| examines |
acts and deliverances of Presbyterian church courts in the United States
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constitutional documents of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America ⓘ relationship between doctrine and church polity in Presbyterianism ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Presbyterian church courts such as sessions, presbyteries, synods, and general assemblies
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confessional standards of American Presbyterianism ⓘ development of Presbyterian church government in the United States ⓘ history of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America denomination ⓘ |
| genre |
church history
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religious non-fiction ⓘ |
| hasPerspectiveOn |
authority of church courts in Presbyterianism
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binding nature of confessional standards ⓘ unity and purity of the Presbyterian Church ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
19th-century American Presbyterian debates
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Old School–New School Presbyterian controversies ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
Presbyterian ministers
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church historians ⓘ students of American religious history ⓘ theologians ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Presbyterian Church in the United States of America
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Presbyterian ⓘ
surface form:
Presbyterianism
church governance ⓘ church polity ⓘ doctrinal foundations of Presbyterianism ⓘ |
| relatedWorkOfAuthor |
multi-volume work Systematic Theology
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surface form:
Systematic Theology
The Way of Life ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Presbyterian
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Reformed ⓘ |
| theologicalPerspective |
Calvinist
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confessional Presbyterian ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered |
early history of Presbyterianism in the United States
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formation and development of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America ⓘ |
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Subject: Constitutional History of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America Description of subject: Constitutional History of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America is a historical and theological study by Charles Hodge examining the development, governance, and doctrinal foundations of Presbyterianism in the United States.
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