Old Princeton theology

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Old Princeton theology was a conservative Reformed theological tradition centered at Princeton Theological Seminary in the 19th and early 20th centuries, known for its strong defense of biblical inerrancy and rigorous Calvinist scholarship.

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instanceOf Reformed theological tradition
conservative Protestant theological movement
associatedDenomination Presbyterian Church in the United States of America
associatedInstitution Princeton Theological Seminary
Princeton University
centeredIn Princeton, New Jersey, United States
surface form: Princeton, New Jersey
coreDoctrine authority of Scripture
biblical inerrancy
doctrine of the Trinity
orthodox Calvinist soteriology
perseverance of the saints
substitutionary atonement
total depravity
unconditional election
verbal plenary inspiration of Scripture
country United States of America
surface form: United States
emphasis Reformed confessions
apologetics
careful exegesis of Scripture
confessional Presbyterianism
defense of historic Christian orthodoxy
rational defense of Christian faith
scholarly engagement with modern thought
systematic theology
use of Scottish Common Sense Realism
endTime 1929
historicalPeriod 19th century
early 20th century
influenced Presbyterian
surface form: American Presbyterianism

Old Princeton theology self-linksurface differs
surface form: Old School Presbyterianism

Westminster Theological Seminary
conservative Reformed churches worldwide
Fundamentalist–modernist controversy
surface form: fundamentalist–modernist controversy
legacy provided intellectual foundation for 20th‑century evangelicalism
shaped conservative evangelical doctrine of Scripture
namedAfter Princeton Theological Seminary
notableTheologian Caspar Wistar Hodge Sr.
surface form: A. A. Hodge

Archibald Alexander
B. B. Warfield
Charles Hodge
J. Gresham Machen
reactionTo higher criticism of the Bible
modernist theology
theological liberalism
religiousTradition Reformed churches
surface form: Reformed Christianity
startTime 1812
theologicalOrientation Calvinism
conservative Reformed theology
viewOnReasonAndRevelation reason and revelation are harmonious
viewOnScience Christianity is compatible with true science
viewOnScripture Scripture is without error in the original autographs

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B. B. Warfield movement Old Princeton theology
Charles Hodge movement Old Princeton theology
this entity surface form: Old School Presbyterianism
Geerhardus Vos movement Old Princeton theology
Francis Turretin influenced Old Princeton theology
this entity surface form: Old Princeton theologians
Archibald Alexander influenced Old Princeton theology
this entity surface form: Old School Presbyterianism
New England theology opposedBy Old Princeton theology
this entity surface form: Old School Calvinism
Scottish Common Sense Realism influenced Old Princeton theology
this entity surface form: Princeton theology
Old Princeton theology influenced Old Princeton theology self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Old School Presbyterianism
The Inspiration and Authority of the Bible associatedWith Old Princeton theology
this entity surface form: Princeton Theology
The Origin of Paul’s Religion associatedWith Old Princeton theology
this entity surface form: Princeton theology
Hodge movement Old Princeton theology
subject surface form: Charles Hodge
this entity surface form: Old School Presbyterianism
multi-volume work Systematic Theology influenced Old Princeton theology
subject surface form: Systematic Theology (Charles Hodge)
this entity surface form: Princeton theology tradition
Caspar Wistar Hodge Sr. traditionOrSchool Old Princeton theology
Caspar Wistar Hodge Sr. affiliation Old Princeton theology
this entity surface form: Old School Presbyterianism
The Primitive and Apostolical Order of the Church of Christ associatedWith Old Princeton theology
this entity surface form: Princeton theological tradition