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Publication
Willow Grove, PA: The Committee for the Historian of the Orthodox Presbyterian Church, 1986.
Physical description
489 p.; 23 cm
Notes
Included with our copy of this book is a typescript copy of Dr. George P. Hutchinson's review of the book, along with a cover letter dated 2 March 1987 and addressed to Dr. William S. Barker, then Editor of The Presbyterian Journal,
CONTENTS:
PART I — FOUNDATIONS FOR HISTORIC PRESBYTERIANISM.
1. Thoughts on the Covenant.
Charles G. Dennison.
2. Two Offices and Two Orders of Elders.
George W. Knight, III.
3. A Sabbath Res Still Awaits the People of God.
Richard B. Gaffin, Jr.
4. Presbyterianism and the Ancient Church.
Richard C. Gamble.
5. The Reformers' Rediscovery of Presbyterian Polity.
Peter A. Lillback.
6. The Westminster Assembly's Directory for Church Government.
Wayne R. Spear.
7. Distinctive Emphases in Presbyterian Church Polity.
Edmund P. Clowney.
PART II — THE AMERICAN PRESBYTERIAN EXPERIENCE.
8. Transition to the New World.
Samuel T. Logan, Jr.
9. Background and Signficance of the Adopting Act of 1729.
James R. Payton, Jr.
10. Jonathan Edwards and the New Divinity, 1758-1858.
Allen C. Guelzo.
11. The New School Heritage and Presbyterian Fundamentalism.
George M. Marsden.
12. Henry B. Smith : Theologian of New School Presbyterianism.
John R. Wiers.
13. Chicago Presbyterians and the Businessman's Religion.
Paul H. Heidelbrecht.
14. John McNaugher and the Confessional Revision of 1925.
James T. Dennison, Jr.
PART III — PERSPECTIVES ON THE ORTHODOX PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
15. The Spirit of Old Princeton and the Spirit of the OPC.
Mark A. Noll.
16. Machen and Liberalism.
D. Clair Davis.
17. Machen, Van Til, and the Apologetic Tradition of the OPC.
Greg L. Bahnsen.
18. Perspective on the Division of 1937.
George M. Marsden.
19. The Battle over the Ordination of Gordon H. Clark.
Michael A. Hakkenberg.
20. Apologetics before and after Butler.
Thomas M. Gregory.
21. The Life and Death of a Dakota Church.
David W. Kiester.
PART IV — THE MISSION OF THE ORTHODOX PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
22. Current Issues in Missions.
23. Taiwan and the Cross-Cultural Challenge.
Lendall H. Smith.
24. Where Are We Going in Missions?
Victor B. Atallah.
25. The Ecumenical Vision of the OPC.
John P. Galbraith.
26. The Discussion of the Theology of the Diaconate.
Leonard J. Coppes.
27. Reflections on Professor John Murray.
Lawrence Eyres.
28. Wheaton College and the OPC.
Edward L. Kellogg.
29. The Church and the Harvest.
James D. Phillips.
30. A Backward Look with a Forward Perspective.
David L. Neilands.
PART V — THE WRITINGS OF J. GRESHAM MACHEN, 1881-1937.
31. A Bibliography of the Writings of J. Gresham Machen.
James T. Dennison, Jr. and Grace Mullen.
CONTENTS:
PART I — FOUNDATIONS FOR HISTORIC PRESBYTERIANISM.
1. Thoughts on the Covenant.
Charles G. Dennison.
2. Two Offices and Two Orders of Elders.
George W. Knight, III.
3. A Sabbath Res Still Awaits the People of God.
Richard B. Gaffin, Jr.
4. Presbyterianism and the Ancient Church.
Richard C. Gamble.
5. The Reformers' Rediscovery of Presbyterian Polity.
Peter A. Lillback.
6. The Westminster Assembly's Directory for Church Government.
Wayne R. Spear.
7. Distinctive Emphases in Presbyterian Church Polity.
Edmund P. Clowney.
PART II — THE AMERICAN PRESBYTERIAN EXPERIENCE.
8. Transition to the New World.
Samuel T. Logan, Jr.
9. Background and Signficance of the Adopting Act of 1729.
James R. Payton, Jr.
10. Jonathan Edwards and the New Divinity, 1758-1858.
Allen C. Guelzo.
11. The New School Heritage and Presbyterian Fundamentalism.
George M. Marsden.
12. Henry B. Smith : Theologian of New School Presbyterianism.
John R. Wiers.
13. Chicago Presbyterians and the Businessman's Religion.
Paul H. Heidelbrecht.
14. John McNaugher and the Confessional Revision of 1925.
James T. Dennison, Jr.
PART III — PERSPECTIVES ON THE ORTHODOX PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
15. The Spirit of Old Princeton and the Spirit of the OPC.
Mark A. Noll.
16. Machen and Liberalism.
D. Clair Davis.
17. Machen, Van Til, and the Apologetic Tradition of the OPC.
Greg L. Bahnsen.
18. Perspective on the Division of 1937.
George M. Marsden.
19. The Battle over the Ordination of Gordon H. Clark.
Michael A. Hakkenberg.
20. Apologetics before and after Butler.
Thomas M. Gregory.
21. The Life and Death of a Dakota Church.
David W. Kiester.
PART IV — THE MISSION OF THE ORTHODOX PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
22. Current Issues in Missions.
23. Taiwan and the Cross-Cultural Challenge.
Lendall H. Smith.
24. Where Are We Going in Missions?
Victor B. Atallah.
25. The Ecumenical Vision of the OPC.
John P. Galbraith.
26. The Discussion of the Theology of the Diaconate.
Leonard J. Coppes.
27. Reflections on Professor John Murray.
Lawrence Eyres.
28. Wheaton College and the OPC.
Edward L. Kellogg.
29. The Church and the Harvest.
James D. Phillips.
30. A Backward Look with a Forward Perspective.
David L. Neilands.
PART V — THE WRITINGS OF J. GRESHAM MACHEN, 1881-1937.
31. A Bibliography of the Writings of J. Gresham Machen.
James T. Dennison, Jr. and Grace Mullen.
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