The Life of Charles Hodge D.D., Ll.D.: Professor in the Theological Seminary, Princeton, N.J.

by Archibald Alexander Hodge

Charles Hodge has in his Systematic Theology provided a storehouse from which succeeding generations have steadily drawn. Warring against a waning Calvinism, a rising Darwinism, and a threatening biblical criticism, Hodge sought to reassert the biblical faith in a fashion both persuasive and impregnable. This definitive biography has the advantage of being written by a theologian who understood the issues at stake. Also, it was written by a son who understood the man.

Genres: Biography

646 pages, Paperback

First published October 25, 2007

About the author

Archibald Alexander Hodge (July 18, 1823 – November 12, 1886), an American Presbyterian leader, was the principal of Princeton Seminary between 1878 and 1886. He was the son of Charles Hodge, named after the first principal of Princeton Seminary, Archibald Alexander.

Reviews

[Brian Collins · Rating 4 out of 5]

The great benefit of this book is all of the extracts from Charles Hodge's own letters that A. A. Hodge reproduces. There is a great deal of material that modern biographers understandably omit but which give a window into the life and times in which Hodge lived. I especially enjoyed reading his diary / letters about his time in Europe.

[Logan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good biography by his son. I enjoyed learning more about the man who was formative in my approach to theology.