August 12–16, 2024 | 1:15–4:30 pm | In-Person Only | 1 Credit Hour
D.G. Hart, PhD, Associate Professor of History, Hillsdale College
J. Gresham Machen, the founder of Westminster Seminary and the Orthodox Presbyterian Church, was an unlikely figure to be defined by theology and church affairs. The son of an elite Baltimore family, Machen received a first-rate education and was blasé about religion at the beginning of his professional career. But his work as a New Testament scholar led to his critique of theological modernism which in turn produced ecclesiastical controversies that forced Machen to form new Presbyterian institutions.
This course examines Machen’s life, where he fit in American Presbyterianism, and his understanding of Christ and culture, and the church’s role in modern society. Machen’s career and thought are important topics for understanding two-kingdom theology in the twentieth century.
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