Evangelical Theology

by Archibald Alexander Hodge

A.A. Hodge, Professor in Systematic Theology at Princeton Seminary from 1877 until his death in 1886, urged that the aim of every Christian teacher should be to produce a vitalising impression- giving students 'theology, exposition, demonstration, orthodoxy, learning, but giving all this to them warm.' 'He taught the knowledge of God,' said one of his hearers, 'with the learning of a scholar and the enthusiasm of a loving Christian'. These qualities not only crowded his classrooms, they also led to frequent appeals for the delivery of popular lectures, and therein lay the origin of this volume; the contents are made up of nineteen lectures delivered in Philadelphia early in 1886. Many elements of Hodge's make-up combine in these pages. Here, as Patton writes, is the professor and preacher at his best, giving a defence of those truths which are, for the most part, the common inheritance of all who love the Lord. Here, too- for the addresses are shorthand reports- are the asides and colloquialisms not to be found in his other writings, as well as burning convictions on national and social issues which the passage of time has only rendered more critical. Certainly these pages reveal what W.G.T. Shedd called Hodge's 'uncommon ability to popularise scientific theology.'

Genres: Theology

456 pages, Library Binding

First published January 1, 1976

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

[Dane Jöhannsson · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is not the same as A.A. Hodge's larger (and more thorough) work of systematics, "Outlines of Theology". These are occasional lectures on many of the systematic loci of theology. This work is engaging and helpful. Hodge, like his father before him, clearly lays out the historic reformed doctrines, though parting from them from time to time. In my opinion, this work is better than his outlines.