Reformed Theology in America: A History of Its Modern Development

David F. Wells

Baker Books, 1997 - History - 287 pages

What does it mean to be Reformed? Reformed Theology in America answers this question by tracing three diverse strands of American Reformed thought: Princeton theology, Dutch Reformed theology, and Southern Reformed Theology.

Contents

• The Princeton Theology: 15
• Charles Hodge: 39
• Benjamin B Warfield: 65
• J Gresham Machen: 95
• Dutch Reformed Theology: 115
• Louis Berkhof: 135
• Herman Dooyeweerd in North America: 157
• Cornelius Van Til: 173
• Southern Reformed Theology: 189
• Robert Lewis Dabney: 211
• James Henley Thornwell: 237
• Bibliography: 249

About the author

David F. Wells is author and editor of numerous books, including Turning to God, No Place for Truth, and God in the Wasteland. He is the Andrew Mutch Professor of Historical and Systematic Theology at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Reformed Theology in America: A History of Its Modern Development; Linguistics, and Culture
• Editor: David F. Wells
• Publisher: Baker Books, 1997
• Original from: the University of Michigan
• Digitized: Jul 15, 2009
• ISBN: 0801021480, 9780801021480
• Length: 287 pages
• Subjects: History / General; Religion / Christian Church / General; Religion / Christian Theology / General; Religion / Christianity / History; Religion / Christianity / Protestant; Religion / Theology