Category Archives: Mercersberg/Nevin/Schaff

Nevin, the Anomaly

Posted on August 11, 2012 by Uri Brito

Mathison describes in very clear terms the uniqueness of Nevin in the 19th century ecclesiastical environment: In the midst of a church that had been heavily influenced by the new measures of revivalism of Charles Finney, anti-clerical and primitivist restorationism, democratic … Continue reading →

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Nevin’s Distaste for Presbyterian Division

Posted on May 7, 2012 by Uri Brito

There is evidence that Nevin was driven to the deep study of history because he had inherited the department of church history at Western in 1837, but the study of history had also become a safe haven providing him solace … Continue reading →

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Some Praise for Charles Hodge

Posted on May 4, 2012 by Uri Brito

Mark Noll writes in the foreword: The debate on the proper understanding of the Lord’s Supper that Nevin carried on with his former teacher, Charles Hodge of Princeton Theological Seminary, is one example of high-level theological reasoning on both sides. If, … Continue reading →

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Mercersberg Theology Summarized

Posted on May 3, 2012 by Uri Brito

Brad Littlejohn offers this concise definition: …but if we may attempt to capture it in a nutshell, we might describe it thus: the Mercersburg Theology was a distinctively American yet cosmopolitan nineteenth-century theology— catholic, sacramental, both modern and ancient, Romantic and … Continue reading →

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