Jones / Haykin A New Divinity

Transatlantic Reformed Evangelical Debates during the Long Eighteenth Century
1. Auflage 2018
ISBN: 978-3-647-55285-9
Verlag: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht
Format: PDF
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E-Book, Englisch, Band Band 049, 308 Seiten

Reihe: Reformed Historical 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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Jones, Mark

Haykin, Michael A.G.

Weitere Mitwirkende

Jones, Mark

Clary, Ian

Cooley, Daniel

Finn, Nathan

Helm, Paul

Helseth, Paul

Haykin, Michael

Herzer, Mark A.

Kim, HyunKwan

Ramsey, D. Patrick

Smart, Robert

Sweeney, Douglas

VanDoodewaard, William

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Kirchengeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Christliche Kirchen, Konfessionen, Denominationen Protestantismus, evangelische und protestantische Kirchen Reformierte Kirchen, Calvinisten, presbyterianische Kirchen
• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Systematische Theologie Geschichte der Theologie, Einzelne Theologen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Title Page;4
2;Copyright;5
3;Table of Contents;6
4;Body;8
5;Editors' Introduction;8
6;Mark Jones / D. Patrick Ramsey: 1. The Antinomian-Neonomian Controversy in Nonconforming England (c. 1690);16
6.1;1.1 Introduction;16
6.2;1.2 Martin Luther's Contribution;16
6.3;1.3 Antinomianism in Puritan England;19
6.4;1.4 Antinomianism in New England;21
6.5;1.5 Nonconforming England;23
6.6;1.6 Daniel Williams and the Antinomian-Neonomian Debate;24
6.6.1;1.6.1 Justification;29
6.6.2;1.6.2 Faith in Justification;31
6.6.3;1.6.3 The Act of Justification;33
6.7;1.7 Conclusion;35
7;William VanDoodewaard: 2. The Marrow Controversy;38
7.1;2.1 Introduction;38
7.2;2.2 The Marrow Controversy (1718–1726);42
7.3;2.3 Theological Contours of the Controversy;46
7.3.1;2.3.1 Preparationism versus Preparatory Grace;46
7.3.2;2.3.2 The relationship of saving faith and repentance;49
7.3.3;2.3.3 The Gospel Offer;52
8;Ian Hugh Clary: 3. “A catholic spirit”: George Whitefield's Dispute with the Erskines in Scotland;56
8.1;3.1 Introduction;56
8.2;3.2 The Scottish Background;58
8.3;3.3 The Marrow Controversy;60
8.3.1;3.3.1 The Secession Crisis;63
8.4;3.4 Whitefield: Reformed and Anglican;66
8.4.1;3.4.1 Whitefield the Anglican;66
8.4.2;3.4.2 Whitefield and the “Calvinistical Scheme”;70
8.5;3.5 Whitefield and the Erskines: Friends then foes;75
8.5.1;3.5.1 George and Ralph: An Epistolary Friendship;75
8.5.2;3.5.2 “A Presbyter at large”: An uneasy correspondence;79
8.5.3;3.5.3 “An open breach”: Whitefield and the Erskines part ways;80
8.5.4;3.5.4 Differing interpretations;83
8.5.5;3.5.5 Scotland and the moderation of Whitefield;84
8.6;3.6 Conclusion;87
9;HyunKwan Kim: 4. The Doctrine of Free Choice;90
9.1;4.1 Introduction;90
9.2;4.2 Reformed Doctrine of Free Choice in the Westminster Confession;93
9.3;4.3 Locke and Edwards on the Freedom of Will;98
9.3.1;4.3.1 Continuities between Locke and Edwards;98
9.3.2;4.3.2 Discontinuities between Locke and Edwards;102
9.4;4.3 Conclusion;108
10;Daniel W. Cooley / Douglas A. Sweeney: 5. The Edwardseans and the Atonement;110
10.1;5.1 Introduction;110
10.2;5.2 New Divinity Theology;111
10.3;5.3 Natural Ability and Moral Inability;112
10.4;5.4 Immediate Repentance;113
10.5;5.5 Imputation of Adam's Sin;114
10.6;5.6 Assessments of the New Divinity;115
10.7;5.7 Rise of the New England Theory of the Atonement;116
10.8;5.8 Universal Salvation;118
10.9;5.9 Jonathan Edwards Jr.'s Theory of the Atonement;119
10.10;5.10 Jonathan Edwards;124
11;Paul Helm: 6. The “Modern Question”: Hyper-Calvinism;128
11.1;6.1 Introduction;128
11.2;6.2 The Doctrinal Background;128
11.3;6.3 The Arrival of Hyper-Calvinism;129
11.4;6.4 John Gill;132
11.5;6.5 The Hyper-Calvinist Mind-Set;136
11.6;6.6 Andrew Fuller's response;137
11.7;6.7 Conclusion;142
12;Mark A. Herzer: 7. Eschatology: Spes Meliorum Temporum;144
12.1;7.1 Introduction;144
12.2;7.2 Seventeenth-Century Chiliasm;145
12.3;7.3 Eighteenth Century Eschatology;154
12.4;7.4 John Gill's Eschatology;156
12.4.1;7.4.1 Fifth Monarchy;158
12.4.2;7.4.2 The Reign of Christ in Three Stages;159
12.4.3;7.4.3 The Millennium;162
12.4.4;7.4.4 Israel;163
12.4.5;7.4.5 Two Resurrections;164
12.4.6;7.4.6 Analysis;165
12.5;7.5 Jonathan Edwards;166
12.5.1;7.5.1 Historicist Method;167
12.5.2;7.5.2 Latter Day Glory;170
12.5.3;7.5.3 Israel and Canaan;172
12.5.4;7.5.4 Millennium;173
12.6;7.6 Conclusion;176
13;Nathan A. Finn: 8. The Particular Baptist Battle Over Sandemanianism;178
13.1;8.1 Introduction;178
13.2;8.2 Sandemanian Founders and Distinctives;179
13.3;8.3 Sandemanianism and the Baptists;181
13.4;8.4 Andrew Fuller and Sandemanianism;183
13.5;8.5 Fuller's Critique;186
13.6;8.6 Conclusion;192
14;Michael A. G. Haykin: 9. Andrew Fuller and the Fading of the Trinitarian Imagination;194
14.1;9.1 Introduction;194
14.2;9.2 The Particular Baptists: a Trinitarian community;195
14.3;9.3 The threat of Socinianism;196
14.4;9.4 Edward Sharman's attack on Fuller's Trinitarianism;199
14.5;9.5 Responding to Sharman?;200
15;Scott Sealy: 10. Church Authority and Subscription in the Synod of Philadelphia (1721–1741);206
15.1;10.1 Introduction;206
15.2;10.2 Background of the Initial Presbytery;208
15.3;10.3 The Question of the Synod's Authority;211
15.4;10.4 The Adopting Act;214
15.5;10.5 The Hemphill Case;221
15.6;10.6 Church Power and the 1741 Schism;226
16;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;234
16.1;11.1 Introduction: A Seminary “Uncontaminated by the College”;234
16.2;11.2 Smith, Reid, and the Birth of the “Princeton Enlightenment”;240
16.3;11.3 Witherspoon, Green, and the Founding of Princeton Theological Seminary;246
16.4;11.4 Conclusion: A Word on the Enduring Essence of the Princeton Tradition;258
17;Robert Smart: 12. Is Revival from God? The Great Awakening Debate Between Two Moderates;262
17.1;12.1 Introduction;262
17.2;12.2 The Theological Nature of the Debate: The Central Question;263
17.3;12.3 The Four Main Answers to the Central Question;264
17.4;12.4 Edwards's Initial Defense, 1739–1742;267
17.5;12.5 Chauncy's Criticisms of Edwards's Defense;278
17.6;12.6 Edwards's Final Response to Chauncy's Criticisms;289
17.6.1;12.6.1 Affections: A Synthesis from the Antinomian Crisis of the 1630s;291
17.6.2;12.6.2 Experience: A Synthesis of External Behavior and Inward Experience;293
17.6.3;12.6.3 Assurance: A Synthesis of Faith and Obedience;294
17.6.4;12.7 Revival Apologetic Legacies and Conclusions;295
18;About the Authors;302

Über Autor(innen)

Jones, Mark
Mark Jones, PhD, ist Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter an der Theologischen Fakultät der University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, Südafrika.

Jones, Mark
Mark Jones, PhD, ist Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter an der Theologischen Fakultät der University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, Südafrika.