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His story is more than the story of a theological seminary; it captures the essence of a whole century and a quarter (1812-1929) of the coming of age of America.&#8217; &#8212;  SAMUEL HUGH MOFFET<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;What a blessing for mind and heart!&#8217; &#8212; ROBERT PETERSON, PROFESSOR OF THEOLOGY, COVENANT SEMINARY<\/p>\n<h2>Book Description<\/h2>\n<p>From modest beginnings in 1812, Princeton\u00a0Seminary soon became an intellectual and\u00a0theological school of great importance. Long\u00a0before the death of its first professors its name\u00a0was almost synonymous with erudite biblical\u00a0exposition, carefully worked-out reformed\u00a0theology and deep spirituality. Hundreds of\u00a0ministers (Baptist as well as Presbyterian) and\u00a0many outstanding missionaries passed\u00a0through its lecture rooms, chapel services and\u00a0communal fellowship to leave a permanent\u00a0spiritual mark on the people whom they later\u00a0served in the advance of the gospel. These<br \/>\nwere men who believed that &#8216;preaching Christ\u00a0is the best, hardest, sweetest work, on this side\u00a0of beholding him.&#8217;\u00a0In this, the first of two volumes, we have the\u00a0story with a wealth of detail and colour down\u00a0to the year 1868. While the history of an\u00a0institution, it is also a record of thought and\u00a0action, trends and personalities. Backed by\u00a0years of careful research, by his own long\u00a0experience in the training of men for the\u00a0ministry, David Calhoun has produced a work\u00a0which must find a permanent place in the\u00a0Christian literature of the English-speaking\u00a0world.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"toctoggle\">Table of Contents <a class=\"button\" href=\"#toc\">Expand \u2193<\/a><\/h3>\n<div class=\"table-of-contents\" id=\"toc\">\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>Foreword<\/td>\n<td>xv<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>Preface<\/td>\n<td>xix<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td><em>Nassau Hall <\/em><\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td><em>The Seminary <\/em><\/td>\n<td>25<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td><em>Archibald Alexander <\/em><\/td>\n<td>41<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td><em>Samuel Miller <\/em><\/td>\n<td>61<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td><em>Faith and Energy <\/em><\/td>\n<td>75<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<td><em>Charles Hodge <\/em><\/td>\n<td>103<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>7<\/td>\n<td><em>The Sabbath Afternoon Conference <\/em><\/td>\n<td>125<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>8<\/td>\n<td><em>The Concert for Prayer and the Society of Inquiry on Missions <\/em><\/td>\n<td>137<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>9<\/td>\n<td><em>School of the Prophets <\/em><\/td>\n<td>161<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>10<\/td>\n<td><em>The Seminary in the 1830s <\/em><\/td>\n<td>189<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>11<\/td>\n<td><em>The Old Doctrines of Calvinism <\/em><\/td>\n<td>211<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>12<\/td>\n<td><em>Our Beloved Zion <\/em><\/td>\n<td>237<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>13<\/td>\n<td><em>Old School Princeton <\/em><\/td>\n<td>257<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>14<\/td>\n<td><em>The Duty of Controversy <\/em><\/td>\n<td>289<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>15<\/td>\n<td><em>The Church and the Country <\/em><\/td>\n<td>321<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>16<\/td>\n<td><em>Two Great Lights <\/em><\/td>\n<td>333<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>17<\/td>\n<td><em>Our Elisha <\/em><\/td>\n<td>351<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>18<\/td>\n<td><em>Transitions <\/em><\/td>\n<td>375<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>19<\/td>\n<td><em>War and Peace <\/em><\/td>\n<td>389<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>APPENDICES<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>The Plan of a Theological Seminary<\/td>\n<td>413<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>Bibliographical Note<\/td>\n<td>431<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>Biographical Summaries of Faculty<\/td>\n<td>435<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>Notes<\/td>\n<td>441<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td><strong>The Index to both volumes of this work will be found at the end of Volume 2.<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this movingly told story we meet great spirituality, great scholars, great missionary vision and great consecration to Christ. 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