Hodge, Charles (1837). A commentary on the Epistle to the Romans. London: The Religious tract society. pp.xvi, 438 p. LCCN 38018206. LCC BS2665 .H65 1837. John Calvin, Institutes of the Christian Religion (1559). Historians might argue it’s not exactly a systematic theology, but it’s theology at its best. It’s the one I read first and have read most. Much more readable than you might think and filled with beautiful passages that will inspire as well as inform. Level: Medium (two volumes) Systematic theology. New York, London and Edinburgh: C. Scribner and company, T. Nelson and sons. pp.3 v. 25 cm. LCCN 45041149. LCC BT75 .H63. Bradley J. Gundlach, "McCosh and Hodge on Evolution: A Combined Legacy," Journal of Presbyterian History 1997 75(2): 85-102, In 1825 Hodge began a theological quarterly entitled The Biblical Repertory, devoted mainly to reprinting European biblical scholarship. It was not entirely successful so in 1829 it was reorganized as The Biblical Repertory and Theological Review. Hodge edited it for the next forty years, and in 1871, the British Quarterly Review went so far as to say that it had become “the greatest purely theological Review that has ever been published in the English tongue.”

Noll, Mark A., ed. (2001). Princeton Theology, 1812–1921: Scripture, Science, and Theological Method from Archibald Alexander to Benjamin Warfield. Baker Publishing Group. ISBN 0-8010-6737-5 With gratitude for Ritchie's review, I close, however, with a final word about the format of the book, and that is to note that throughout it intentionally offers summaries to help those readers who read only parts of the book navigate the argument. NotesIntroduction". In Ramsey, James Beverlin (ed.). The spiritual kingdom: an exposition of the first eleven chapters of the book of the Revelation. Richmond, Va.: Presbyterian Committee of Publication. pp.i–xxxv. LCCN 40016574. OL 23339154M. LCC BS2825 .R35 Dewey: 228. It is hard to think about Reformed Theology without thinking of Charles Hodge, certainly one of the most often quoted theologians in the Reformed tradition. Originally published as a three volume work, the .mobi version combines the full unabridged texts in a single electronic book. This is an enduring work characterized by clear writing and thorough scholarship. It is a good standard work to add to any Bible reference library. The magnum opus of one of America's most prominent theologians offers an in-depth exploration of theology, anthropology, soteriology, and eschatology. This monumental work, now a standard for theological students, was written while Hodge served as a professor at Princeton, where he permanently influenced American Christianity as a teacher, preacher, and exegete. Includes a comprehensive index. R. C. Sproul, Everyone’s a Theologian (2014). This is the book I recommend to Christians who are completely new to systematic theology. It’s a great, relatively brief, introductory volume with Sproul’s typical energy and clarity. Level: Beginner (one volume) One is reminded of Philip Spener, the father of German Pietism, who was once asked if he had ever been a bad boy. No, replied Spener, he had not—except once. As a child he had decided to go to a dance, but no sooner had he arrived at the hall than his conscience began to accuse him so loudly that he fled, never to visit such a place of conviviality again!

Starting in the 1830s Hodge suffered from an immobilizing pain in his leg, and was forced to conduct his classes from his study from 1833 to 1836. He continued to write articles for Biblical Repertory, now renamed the Princeton Review. During the 1830s he wrote a major commentary on Romans and a history of the Presbyterian church in America. He supported the Old School in the Old School–New School Controversy, which resulted in a split in 1837. In 1840 he became Professor of Didactic Theology, [8] retaining, however, the department of New Testament exegesis, the duties of which he continued to discharge until his death. He was moderator of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America (Old School) in 1846. [ citation needed] Hodge's wife died in 1849, shortly followed by Samuel Miller and Archibald Alexander, leaving him the senior professor of the seminary. He was recognized as the leading proponent of the Princeton theology. On his death in 1878 he was recognized by both friends and opponents as one of the greatest polemicists of his time. [9] Of his children who survived him, three were ministers; and two of these succeeded him in the faculty of Princeton Theological Seminary, C. W. Hodge, in the department of exegetical theology, and A. A. Hodge, in that of dogmatics. A grandson, C. W. Hodge, Jr., also taught for many years at Princeton Seminary. The Reformation era saw a new lease of life for systematic theology, as can be seen in the numerous confessions of faith that different groups of Protestants produced. The earliest ones were only systematic in a very loose sense, but as time went on, they became more sophisticated. By common consent, the Westminster Confession of Faith (1646) was the most highly developed of them all. Intended to be common to England, Scotland, and Ireland, it fell victim to the civil wars in the British Isles, though it was reinstated in Scotland in 1690 and remains one of the defining standards of Presbyterian churches around the world. A slightly revised form of it was adopted by the English Baptists as the Second London Confession (1689), though it is less widely known today. Peter’s original work was edited and further systematized by his younger contemporary Alexander of Hales, and it soon became the standard source for the teaching of Christian doctrine in the schools of theology that were then appearing. Students were expected to compose dissertations on some part of the Sentences and defend them in the presence of their professors, who would then decide whether or not to grant them a university degree. Hundreds of these dissertations still survive, including one by Martin Luther, who began his teaching career by commenting on Peter Lombard.For Hodge, writing theology was not merely a professional duty or a way to make money; it was a sacred task whose central purpose was to enlarge the reader’s understanding of the God of whom Scripture speaks. That, more than anything else, explains why his writing has survived. On his fiftieth anniversary as a professor, Hodge recalled some words that his German friend Neander had written on a gift and that he had adopted as a motto: “Nothing in ourself, all things in the Lord; whom alone to serve is a glory and joy.” The Abrahamic covenant was later renewed with Moses and David. It came to be manifested in three so-called covenant “offices”—prophet, priest and king. In ancient Israel no one person could occupy all three of these offices, but they were combined and fulfilled in Christ. Not only was he prophet, priest, and king, but he was also the prophetic word, the priestly sacrifice, and the kingly authority. Christians believe that the coming of Christ, the Messiah promised to the Jews, made the Jewish form (dispensation) of the covenant redundant. This was a blessing because the old dispensation was one of law, which could point out the nature of sin but could do nothing to remove it. The new dispensation, in contrast, was one of freedom from the curse of the law. Some theologians argue that the law was abolished, but most agree that it was fulfilled in Christ so that it could be internalized in the life of the Christian and made no longer necessary in its original form. The Way of Life (Sources of American Spirituality). Mark A. Noll, ed. Paulist Press (1987). ISBN 0-8091-0392-3 The debate between Hodge and McCosh exemplified an emerging conflict between science and religion over the question of Darwin's evolution theory. However, the two men showed greater similarities regarding matters of science and religion than popularly appreciated. Both supported the increasing role of scientific inquiry in natural history and resisted its intrusion into philosophy and religion. [15] Works [ edit ] Books [ edit ]