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The Old Religion In England During The Early Years Of The Reign Of Queen Elizabeth, Carl S. Meyer
The Old Religion In England During The Early Years Of The Reign Of Queen Elizabeth, Carl S. Meyer
Bachelor of Divinity
To comprehend the topic we must, first of all, understand the scope of the term "Old Religion." Nothing else can be meant by that designation than that system of religion which had pervaded the countries of Europe and had been the marrow of its religious life ~ during the period preceeding the memorial sixteenth century. Under this term we would include both its national and its international aspects. We will investigate this ecclesiastical system in England during the process of its overthrow -- after it had temporarily regained what was thought to be its dominant position. This overthrow we would …
The New England Theology, Theodore Wuggazer Jr
The New England Theology, Theodore Wuggazer Jr
Bachelor of Divinity
In order to discuss intelligently the peculiar form which the Calvinistic Theology assumed in America, and to which it later developed, it obviously becomes necessary to set up a standard by which the American form of Calvinism is to be judged. It is the object of this paper to show, after a fashion, to what extent the theologians of New England of the 17th and 18th centuries deviated from Old Calvinism. For this purpose we must dwell briefly on the work of the Reformer, John Calvin, and on the chief tenets of the Calvinistic or Reformed Theology. In respect to …
The Alexandrian Back-Ground Of The Letter To The Hebrews, Paul A. Boriack
The Alexandrian Back-Ground Of The Letter To The Hebrews, Paul A. Boriack
Bachelor of Divinity
The purpose of this treatise is to present mainly those facts which are generally adduced to prove the Alexandrian back-ground of the Letter to the Hebrews. Since some scholars, however, deny this back-ground, their evidence, as far as available from sources at hand, shall also be considered.