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Ethelbert D. Write a Review. While he was certainly supportive of political moves within various churches to strengthen and push conservative theology, he was never interested in the actual process itself, preferring to use his work at Princeton to influence future generations of Presbyterian ministers. Irving Handy. References and notes [ edit ].

Benjamin Breckinridge Warfield. Evolution, Scripture, and Science The 'indigested mass,' including the 'promise and potency' of all that was yet to be, was called into being by the simple fiat of God. Preceded by Archibald Alexander Hodge. The Presbyterian Review. ISBN Download as PDF Printable version. Essays and sermons external links [ edit ].

One area of particular concern Warfield addressed frequently was defending the New Testament against the German higher critics and their teachings.

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In other projects. She has written for newspapers and magazines around the world and has translated the works of several authors into Italian. Untouched Furthermore, the evidentialism of the seminary, and of its premier theologian, left the solid bulk of unbelieving thought virtually untouched. After comparing grammatical and linguistic styles found within the Bible itself, modernist scholars suggested that because the human authors had clearly contributed to the writing of the biblical text, the Bible was written by people alone, not God.

He was buried next to his beloved Annie with a marker similar to hers covering his grave. Much of Warfield's work centered upon the Bible's " inspiration " by God — that while the authors of the Bible were men, the ultimate author was God himself. He was the third child in a household that would include nine children. When the Old School and New School Presbyterians merged in , their differences were papered over, not resolved.

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Bible [ edit ]. Warfield edited the journal from to ; only Charles Hodge served longer. New revelations, whether from the minds of celebrated scholars or popular revivalists, were therefore inconsistent with these confessional statements and therefore inconsistent with Scripture. Warfield died there were notices, memorial services, and eulogies in many parts of the nation.

Ross Stevenson John A. Biography [ edit ]. As a boy, the interests of B. In November , he began his supply ministry at the First Presbyterian Church of Baltimore, where he continued until the following March. When we consider that he was also known for his historical studies on the background and editions of the Westminster Confession , as well as the relationship between Augustine and John Calvin, it is not going too far to say that he could have qualified, in his era, as a one man seminary faculty with abilities in Old Testament, New Testament, Apologetics, Systematics, and Church History.