04303cam a22006737a 4500 ocn424556077 OCoLC 20160922090720.0 091230s2009 oru b 001 0 eng 2009504586 DLC eng DLC YDXCP GHS KAT CDX NNG CVN SGB OCLCF OCLCO CHVBK OCLCQ OCL ZAAPA 9781606082416 (pbk.) 1606082418 (pbk.) AU@ 000045061895 CDX 10540390 CHBIS 005989815 CHVBK 169919455 NLGGC 329357107 (OCoLC)424556077 n-us--- BX9571 .L58 2009 230/.57 22 ZAAA Littlejohn, W. Bradford. The Mercersburg theology and the quest for reformed catholicity / W. Bradford Littlejohn. Eugene, Or. : Pickwick Publications, �2009. xvii, 195 pages ; 23 cm text txt rdacontent unmediated n rdamedia volume nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-189) and index. Introduction: The silenced seers -- Situating the Mercersburg theology -- Hodge offers his two cents: two case studies -- Paradigms in collision: what was at stake in the Mercersburg-Princeton debate -- The dons across the pond: Mercersburg and the Oxford Movement -- Facing east: Mercersburg and Eastern Orthodoxy -- The church as "catholic" and the Catholic Church: Mercersburg and the nouvelle th�eologie -- Lessons from Mercersburg. In the mid nineteenth century, Reformed churchmen John Nevin and Philip Schaff launched a fierce attack on the reigning subjectivist and rationalist Protestantism of their day, giving birth to what is known as the "Mercersburg Theology." Their attempt to recover a high doctrine of the sacraments and the visible Church, among other things, led them into bitter controversy with Charles Hodge of Princeton Seminary, as well as several other prominent contemporaries. This book examines the contours of the disagreement between Mercersburg and Hodge, focusing on four loci in particular-Christology, ecclesiology, sacramentology, and church history. W. Bradford Littlejohn argues that, despite certain weaknesses in their theological method, the Mercersburg men offered a more robust and historically grounded paradigm for the Reformed faith than did Hodge. In the second part of the book, Littlejohn explores the value of the Mercersburg Theology as a bridgehead for ecumenical dialogue, uncovering parallels between Nevin's thought and prominent themes in Anglican, Catholic, and Orthodox theology, as well as recent debates within Reformed theology. This thorough study of one of the most creative movements in American theology offers an alluring vision of the quest for Reformed catholicity that is more relevant today than ever. - Publisher. Mercersburg theology. Reformed Church United States Doctrines. Theology, Doctrinal United States History 19th century. Hodge, Charles, 1797-1878. Nevin, John Williamson, 1803-1886. Schaff, Philip, 1819-1893. Hodge, Charles, 1797-1878. fast (OCoLC)fst00044169 Nevin, John Williamson, 1803-1886. fast (OCoLC)fst00001142 Schaff, Philip, 1819-1893. fast (OCoLC)fst00038626 Mercersburg theology. fast (OCoLC)fst01016922 Reformed Church Doctrines. fast (OCoLC)fst01092618 Theology, Doctrinal. fast (OCoLC)fst01149617 United States. fast (OCoLC)fst01204155 Mercersburg-Theologie. (DE-588)7707407-5 gnd Schaff, Philip. idszbz Nevin, John Williamson. idszbz Hodge, Charles. idszbz Reformierte Theologie. idszbz Evangelische Katholizit�at. idszbz USA. idszbz 1800-1899 fast History. fast (OCoLC)fst01411628 Coutts Information Services COUT 10540390 23.00 USD YBP Library Services YANK 3060531 C0 ZAAPA 36864 36864 0 0 ddc 0 1 DAPA DAPA 2016-09-22 0 230.57 LIT APA042696 2016-09-22 1 2016-09-22 RES