Old Princeton

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Old Princeton refers to the 19th- and early 20th-century theological tradition at Princeton Theological Seminary and Princeton University, known for its rigorous Calvinist orthodoxy and strong defense of biblical inerrancy.

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instanceOf Calvinist theological school
Reformed theological movement
theological tradition
approachToScripture grammatical-historical exegesis
approachToTheology systematic and confessional
approximateEnd 1920s
approximateStart 1810s
associatedWithConfession Westminster Standards
associatedWithDenomination Presbyterian Church in the United States of America
associatedWithInstitution Princeton Theological Seminary
Princeton University
coreDoctrine Reformed confessionalism
Westminster Confession of Faith
biblical inerrancy
infallibility of Scripture
verbal plenary inspiration of Scripture
country United States
educationalModel seminary-based theological scholarship
emphasis apologetics
defense of orthodox Protestant doctrine
rigorous systematic theology
scholarly exegesis of the Bible
influenced 20th-century evangelicalism
Westminster Theological Seminary
conservative Presbyterianism in North America
influencedBy Old School Presbyterianism
Scottish Common Sense Realism
knownFor defense of historic Reformed theology
integration of piety and learning
opposition to theological liberalism
scholarly defense of the Bible
legacy foundation for later Reformed and evangelical apologetics
model of confessional Reformed scholarship
locatedIn Princeton Theological Seminary
notableTheologian A. A. Hodge
Archibald Alexander
B. B. Warfield
Charles Hodge
Geerhardus Vos
J. Gresham Machen
William Henry Green
theologicalOrientation Calvinism
Reformed orthodoxy
conservative Presbyterianism
timePeriod 19th century
early 20th century
viewOnScience generally positive engagement with science within a theistic framework

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