J. Gresham Machen
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J. Gresham Machen was an influential early 20th-century American Presbyterian theologian and New Testament scholar, best known for his defense of historic Christian orthodoxy against theological liberalism and for founding Westminster Theological Seminary.
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American
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New Testament scholar ⓘ Presbyterian ⓘ person ⓘ theologian ⓘ |
| almaMater |
Johns Hopkins University
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Princeton Theological Seminary ⓘ University of Göttingen NERFINISHED ⓘ University of Marburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1881-07-28 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Baltimore, Maryland, United States ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1937-01-01 ⓘ |
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Bismarck, North Dakota
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Bismarck, North Dakota, United States
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| denomination |
Presbyterian
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Presbyterianism
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| employer |
Princeton Theological Seminary
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Westminster Theological Seminary ⓘ |
| familyName | Machen ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
New Testament studies
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apologetics ⓘ systematic theology ⓘ |
| founded |
Independent Board for Presbyterian Foreign Missions
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Westminster Theological Seminary ⓘ |
| fullName |
J. Gresham Machen
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John Gresham Machen
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| givenName | John ⓘ |
| helpedFound | Orthodox Presbyterian Church ⓘ |
| ideology |
confessional Reformed theology
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conservative Presbyterianism ⓘ |
| influenced |
Orthodox Presbyterian Church tradition
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conservative Reformed and Presbyterian churches in the United States ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
B. B. Warfield
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Geerhardus Vos ⓘ |
| knownFor |
defense of historic Christian orthodoxy
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founding Westminster Theological Seminary ⓘ opposition to theological liberalism ⓘ role in founding the Orthodox Presbyterian Church ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| nationality |
United States of America
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United States
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| notableWork |
theological liberalism
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Christianity and Liberalism
The Origin of Paul’s Religion ⓘ Virgin Birth of Jesus ⓘ
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The Virgin Birth of Christ
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| occupation |
New Testament scholar
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clergyman ⓘ theologian ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
modernism in Protestant theology
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theological liberalism ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Professor of New Testament at Princeton Theological Seminary
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Professor of New Testament at Westminster Theological Seminary ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| theologicalTradition | Reformed ⓘ |
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John Gresham Machen