Machen's hope : the transformation of a modernist in the New Princeton / Richard E. Burnett.

Author/creator Burnett, Richard E., 1963- author.
Format Book
PublicationGrand Rapids, Michigan : William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, [2024]
Descriptionxviii, 620 pages ; 24 cm
Subjects

Contents The early life of J. Gresham Machen -- Student years in Baltimore and Princeton -- Student year in Germany, 1905-1909 -- Inner doubts and vocational struggles -- The rise of new Princeton and decline of old Princeton -- Awaking to a tremendous defection -- Scientific preparation and dentennial celebration -- The road to ordination -- Wars and rumors of wars -- The battle lines at home and abroad -- The end and beginning of war -- The transformation of Machen's hope -- Appendix: The universities of the United States.
Abstract "A critical biography of J. Gresham Machen that charts his intellectual journey from modernism to fundamentalism"-- Provided by publisher.
Abstract "The first critical biography of J. Gresham Machen, examining the full arc of his intellectual career J. Gresham Machen is known as a conservative hero of the fundamentalist-modernist controversy. But was he always so staunchly antimodernist? In this sweeping new biography, Richard E. Burnett examines the whole of Machen's life and career-from his early years at Princeton, to his experience in the First World War, to his founding of Westminster Theological Seminary . Burnett pays special attention to topics that have received little attention from biographers, like Machen's crisis of faith and his support for historical criticism of Scripture. Incorporating all of Machen's major works as well as his previously unpublished private correspondence, Burnett crafts a nuanced narrative of Machen's intellectual journey from enthusiastic modernist to stalwart conservative. Nuanced and thorough, Machen's Hope will challenge scholars' assumptions about Machen and his dynamic era"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 595-613) and index.
LCCN 2023035961
ISBN9780802883957
ISBN0802883958
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