VI. PRESBYTERIANISM (People)

Question 1

Charles Hodge

Answer 1

• 1797-1878
• American
• President of Princeton Theological Seminary
• Orthodox Calvinist
• Authority of Word of God–Systematic Theology

The Old School, led by Charles Hodge of Princeton Theological Seminary,

Question 2

John Knox

Answer 2

• 1513-1572
• Scottish
• Founder of Prebyetrian Church of Scotland and Scottish Prtoestant Reformation
• Developed Presbyterianism in First Book of Discipline

Question 3

Thomas Cartwright

Answer 3

• 1535-1603
• English
• Father of English Presbyterianism and spoke against Episcopalianism as Professor of Cambridge

Question 4

Harry Emerson Fosdick

Answer 4

• 1878-1969
• American baptist
• Instigated Fundamentalist-Modernist Controversy by Shall the Fundamentalists Win?
• in 1922 (GA going to kick out but resigned)

Question 5

Jack Williamson

Answer 5

• Died 2009
• First moderator of PCA GA

Question 6

Andrew Melville

Answer 6

• 1545-1622
• Scottish
• Leader of GA post Knox
• adopted Second Book of Discipline to make Preby official.

Question 7

Charles Augustus Briggs

Answer 7

• 1841-1913
• American Pres
• Hebrew Prof at Union Seminary
• excommunicated from PCUSA for liberal theology and higher criticism as heresy regarding Bible

Inuagural Address at Union incited controversy

Question 8

Samuel Rutherford

Answer 8

• 1600-1661
• Scot
• commissioner of Westminster Assembly

Wrote Rex Lex, for which he was almost tried for high treason but died before. It attacked absolutism and emphasized the importance of covenant and law–a precursor to the social contract, which would become a conditioned obedience based upon rulers uphlding their agreement. Limited government and constitutionalism.

Question 9

James H. Thornwell 


Answer 9

• 1812-1862
• American Preby
• Leader of Old School in South (PCCS) and claimed slavery was morally right and justified.

Question 10

Francis Makemie

Answer 10

• 1658-1708
• Irish–Irish-Scot–Ulster Presybterian tradition
• founder of Pres in USA
• Delmarva Church Planter
• established Rehobeth Presb Church, the oldest in America and first presby in Amefica,
• Presbytery of Philadelphia

Question 11

Francis A. Schaeffer

Answer 11

• 1912-1984
• American
• presuppositional apologist in L’Abri Alps

Question 12

William Tennent Sr.

Answer 12

• 1673-1746
• Scottish American
• founder of Log College, school of First Awakening
• Princeton University is regarded as the successor to the Log College

First presbyterian seminary in the Americas–started a legacy of amercian seminaries for presbyterians. Log College graduates supports the great awakening and new side

Question 13

Samuel Davies

Answer 13

• 1723-1761
• American
• President of Princeton Uni after Edwards
• Contributed to Great Awakening
• break from Church of England
• Laid the ground work for religious tolerance and separation of church and state in Virginia. Because in Virginia the Church in England was the established church.

Question 14

Benjamin Warfield

Answer 14

• 1851-1921
• last great Theo of Princeton before Westminster and defender of inerrancy

STrated controversy when refused to publihs Briggs in Prsbyetrian review

Question 15

John Witherspoon

Answer 15

• 1723-1794
• Scot Amer
• First GA of PCUSA in 1789 signed Dec of Independence

Common sense realism that led to eventual downfall and movement to theisitic evolution in princeton–move Princeton from theological education to general education. Leader of establushing the PCUSA

Question 16

Samuel Miller

Answer 16

• 1769-1850
• born in Dover
• one of the founding faculty of Princeton Seminary
• A church historian Influential in the division between new and old school

Question 17

Archibald Alexander

Answer 17

• 1772-1851
• First Principal and founder of Princeton Theological Seminary

The major source of sound theology and doctrine for many years during the 17 and 1800s

The Old School, led by Charles Hodge of Princeton Theological Seminary,

Question 18

Morton H. Smith

Answer 18

• 1923-2017
• first stated clerk of the PCA GA

Question 19

John Holt Rice

Answer 19

• 1777-1831
• founder and first prof of Union Theological Seminary

Question 20

Thomas Chalmers

Answer 20

• 1780-1847
• founder and moderator of Free Church of Scotland in response to state encroachment on Church of Scotland

Question 21

Plan of Union (PCUS)

Answer 21

Tried to unite with liberal UPUSA in 1954. Failed but liberals snuck them in the back door by recieving. UPUSA had adopted neoorthodoxy and, and in 1973 the plan was later tried again and missing the escape clause letting the conservative churches out of the PCUS.