Reformed Historical Theology

Transatlantic Reformed Evangelical Debates during the Long Eighteenth Century

Mark Jones, Michael A. G. Haykin, Mark Jones, Michael A. G. Haykin

• Publisher: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht
• Year: 2018
• Print ISBN: 9783525552858
• eBook ISBN: 9783647552859
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Theology & Religion
• Subtopic: Christian Theology

This is a study on Reformed theological debates during the »Long Eighteenth Century« in Britain and New England. By »Long« a period that goes beyond 1700–1799 is in view. This examination begins just before the eighteenth century by looking at the Neonomian-Antinomian debate in the 1690s. This is followed by the Marrow Controversy in Scotland in the eighteenth century. After that, the authors address the ecclesiological debates between George Whitefield and the Erskines. The doctrine of free choice concerning Edwards and his departure from classical Reformed orthodoxy is highlighted next, followed by reflections on the Edwardseans and the atonement. Returning to Britain again, the volume provides a study on hyper-Calvinism, and on eschatological differences among key figures in the eighteenth century. More specific debates in particular Baptist circles are noted, including the battle over Sandemandianism and the Trinitarian battles fought by Andrew Fuller and others. Returning to ecclesiology, a discussion on the subscription controversy in Philadelphia in the early eighteenth century and an analysis of the debate about the nature of »revival« in New England close this volume.

Table of contents

• Title Page
• Copyright
• Table of Contents
• Body
• Editors' Introduction
• Mark Jones / D. Patrick Ramsey: 1. The Antinomian-Neonomian Controversy in Nonconforming England (c. 1690)
• William VanDoodewaard: 2. The Marrow Controversy
• Ian Hugh Clary: 3. “A catholic spirit”: George Whitefield's Dispute with the Erskines in Scotland
• HyunKwan Kim: 4. The Doctrine of Free Choice
• Daniel W. Cooley / Douglas A. Sweeney: 5. The Edwardseans and the Atonement
• Paul Helm: 6. The “Modern Question”: Hyper-Calvinism
• Mark A. Herzer: 7. Eschatology: Spes Meliorum Temporum
• Nathan A. Finn: 8. The Particular Baptist Battle Over Sandemanianism
• Michael A. G. Haykin: 9. Andrew Fuller and the Fading of the Trinitarian Imagination
• Scott Sealy: 10. Church Authority and Subscription in the Synod of Philadelphia (1721–1741)
• Paul Kjoss Helseth: 11. The Legacy of John Witherspoon and the Founding of Princeton Theological Seminary: Samuel Stanhope Smith, Ashbel Green, and the Contested Meaning of Enlightened Education
• Robert Smart: 12. Is Revival from God? The Great Awakening Debate Between Two Moderates
• About the Authors