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Longfield Bradley J. |
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Titolo |
The Presbyterian controversy : fundamentalists, modernists, and moderates / / Bradley J. Longfield |
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New York, New York ; ; Oxford, [England] : , : Oxford University Press, , 1991 |
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©1991 |
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ISBN |
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1-280-53484-2 |
9786610534845 |
0-19-802290-5 |
0-19-535871-6 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (352 p.) |
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Collana |
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Religion in America Series |
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Soggetti |
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Modernist-fundamentalist controversy |
Presbyterian Church - United States - History - 20th century |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Introduction; 1. The Conflict Erupts: Harry Emerson Fosdick and the Presbyterian Church; 2. J. Gresham Machen: Princeton Theology and Southern Culture; 3. William Jennings Bryan and the 1923 General Assembly; 4. Henry Sloane Coffin and the Auburn Affirmation; 5. Clarence E. Macartney and the 1924 General Assembly; 6. Charles R. Erdman and the 1925 General Assembly; 7. The Reorganization of Princeton and the Birth of Westminster; 8. Robert E. Speer and the Board of Foreign Missions; 9. The Close of the Controversy: The Entanglement of Religion and Culture; Epilogue; Notes |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Longfield explores a bitter theological controversy that wracked the Presbyterian Church in the 1920s and 30s. By examining the lives and thought of six of the major protagonists he seeks to provide a fuller understanding of the religious and cultural issues in the struggle. |
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