The History of Presbyterianism in the United States Part 7: Recovering Lost Ground C – A Call back to “Orthodoxy”?

Master Timeline United StatesEurope 1620 – Mayflower lands 1730s-1743 – 1 st Great Awakening – American Rev – 2 nd Great Awakening 1830 – Book of Mormon – 3 rd Great Awakening – American Civil War 1870 – Scottish Common Sense 1889 – Moody Bible Institute 1891 – Briggs’ address 1909 – Scofield Reference Bible 1910 – Pres. G.A.: 5 Fundamentals – World War I 1922 – “Shall Fund.s Win?” 1923 – The Auburn Affirmation 1925 – The Scopes Trial 1929 – Westminster Theo. Seminary 1936 – Orthodox Presbyterian Ch – John Mackay, Princeton Sem – Westminster Confession of Faith – Age of European Enlightenment & of Scottish Common Sense Philosophy 1770s-1900 – Rise of German Higher Criticism – French Revolution 1827 – Plymouth Brethren begin meeting 1833 – Slavery Abolition Act of England Charles Darwin – Origin of Species – Darby travels to the United States 1919 – Rise of Neo-Orthodoxy United States (cont.) 1937 – Death of J. Gresham Machen - Bible Presbyterian Ch. (McIntyre) 1955, 1960 – Inherit the Wind 1966 – RTS, Jackson, MI 1967 – Confession of ‘67, Book of Confessions 1973 – PCA 1983 – Union of UPCUSA & PCUS

Modern Issues that have confronted Orthodoxy in Conservative Presbyterianism Challenges to Historic Worship ▫Worship Wars ▫Seeker-Friendly Evangelism ▫Contextualization ▫Experimentation with the Lord’s Supper Challenges to Historic Theology ▫Theonomy ▫Federal Vision Egalitarianism in Polity & Translations

Strategic Theological Compromises Within Conservative Presbyterianism Adopting Act of 1729 Scottish Common Sense Realism (?) Neo-Orthodoxy Framework Hypothesis

1958 – Understanding Genesis 1 & 2 in a Framework Hypothesis Dr. Meredith Kline OPC Minister & Professor

R.C. Sproul Ligonier Valley Study Center 1975 – First teaching series 1977 – First Issue of “Tabletalk” Magazine 1985 – The Holiness of God published 1988 – First Ligonier Conference 2005 – New Reformation Study Bible 2011 – Reformation Bible College

Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals 1949 – Evangelical Ministries – “a broad coalition of evangelical Christians from various denominations, … to call the Church … to repent of its worldliness, to recover and confess the truth of God’s Word … and to see that truth embodied in doctrine, worship, and life.” ▫Bible Study Hour on radio (D.J. Barnhouse) ▫Eternity Magazine ( ) Philadelphia Conference on Reformation Theology begins with spin-offs to follow – Organized as “Alliance” by the Rev. Dr. James Boice, Minister of 10 th Pres., Philadelphia – The Cambridge Declaration – reaffirming the five solas of the Reformation.

Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals 1949 – Evangelical Ministries – “a broad coalition of evangelical Christians from various denominations, … to call the Church … to repent of its worldliness, to recover and confess the truth of God’s Word … and to see that truth embodied in doctrine, worship, and life.” ▫Bible Study Hour on radio (D.J. Barnhouse) ▫Eternity Magazine ( ) Philadelphia Conference on Reformation Theology begins with spin-offs to follow – Organized as “Alliance” by the Rev. Dr. James Boice, Minister of 10 th Pres., Philadelphia – The Cambridge Declaration – reaffirming the five solas of the Reformation.

1929 – Westminster Seminary, Phil., PA 1979 – Westminster Seminary, Esondido, California A branch in London, England An extension in Dallas, Texas

RTS, Jackson, MI Orlando, FL Charlotte, North Carolina Atlanta, Georgia Washington, D.C. Memphis, Tennessee Houston, Texas Virtual Campus Extension sites in Memphis, Tennessee and Houston, Texas.

Other Newer/Continuing Reformed Seminaries: Calvin Theo. Seminary City Sem. of Sacramento Covenant Theo. Seminary Erskine Theo. Seminary Faith Theo. Seminary Geneva Reformed Sem. Greenville Pres. Theo. Seminary Knox Theo. Seminary Mid-America Reformed Sem. Northwest Theo. Seminary Puritan Reformed Theo. Sem. Redeemer Theo. Seminary Reformed Pres.Theo.Seminary Western Reformed Seminary Western Theo. Seminary Whitefield Theo. Seminary

Issues facing Conservative Growth Decline in family culture. Resistance to progressing immorality. Growing egalitarianism and rejection of biblical roles and relationships, including marriage in general. Aging of faithful in smaller, rural churches. Less attention and loyalty to denominational identity and character. The imposition of spiritual response/obedience.

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