The Presbyterian controversy : fundamentalists, modernists, and moderates / / Bradley J. Longfield

• Autore: Longfield Bradley J.
• Pubblicazione: New York, New York ; ; Oxford, [England] : , : Oxford University Press, , 1991; ©1991
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (352 p.)
• Disciplina: 285/.1/09042
• Soggetto topico: Modernist-fundamentalist controversy; Presbyterian Church - United States - History - 20th century
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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 ; BibliographyIndex
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: The Presbyterian controversy
• ISBN: 0-19-774050-2; 1-280-53484-2; 9786610534845; 0-19-802290-5; 0-19-535871-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910784800803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Religion in America series (Oxford University Press)