History and Theology: An Address Delivered Before the Presbyterian Ministers' Association of Philadelphia on April 25th, 1898 (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

Excerpt from History and Theology: An Address Delivered Before the Presbyterian Ministers' Association of Philadelphia on April 25th, 1898

Let me then indicate the distinction between History and Theology which I have in mind, and let me then afterwards call attention more particu larly to the advantages which may be expected to flow from a general recognition of and insistence upon the distinction.

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Excerpt from History and Theology: An Address Delivered Before the Presbyterian Ministers' Association of Philadelphia on April 25th, 1898

It would seem at first glance as if they were sufficiently unlike to insure their being kept separate and distinct, and of course, so far as Church History deals with mere external events and movements, there is comparatively little reason to fear for its independence and integrity as a theological discipline.But when it comes to the realm of thought or doctrine, a realm which constitutes a very large part of the domain of Church History, the past has shown that there is decided danger that the history will lose its real character and take on more or less of the aspect of Dogmatic Theology to the serious detriment of all the interests involved. Every one will admit that there is a difference between the history of theology and Systematic or Dogmatic Theology, but it is clear enough that there is more or less uncertainty as to what that difference is. And though few would deny abstractly that it is one thing to study theology as an historian, and another thing to study it as a dogmatician, as a matter of fact a great many look for the same results from the investigations of both, and if they do not demand that the dogmatician shall be an historian, do demand at any rate that the historian shall be a dogmatician.

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This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.