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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instanceOf book
historical study
theological study
aimsTo defend historic Presbyterian doctrine and polity in the United States
trace the development of the Presbyterian Church constitution in America
analyzes doctrinal standards of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America
governance of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America
associatedWithInstitution Princeton Theological Seminary
author Charles Hodge
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
discipline ecclesiastical history
historical theology
examines acts and deliverances of Presbyterian church courts in the United States
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
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
religious non-fiction
hasPerspectiveOn authority of church courts in Presbyterianism
binding nature of confessional standards
unity and purity of the Presbyterian Church
historicalContext 19th-century American Presbyterian debates
Old School–New School Presbyterian controversies
intendedAudience Presbyterian ministers
church historians
students of American religious history
theologians
language English
mainSubject Presbyterian Church in the United States of America
Presbyterian
surface form: Presbyterianism

church governance
church polity
doctrinal foundations of Presbyterianism
relatedWorkOfAuthor multi-volume work Systematic Theology
surface form: Systematic Theology

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religiousTradition Presbyterian
Reformed
theologicalPerspective Calvinist
confessional Presbyterian
timePeriodCovered early history of Presbyterianism in the United States
formation and development of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America

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Charles Hodge authorOf Constitutional History of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America