Augustus Hopkins Strong and the Struggle to Reconcile Christian Theology with Modern Thought,

Author

Aloisi; John

Year

2021

Publisher

Boydell & Brewer

Language

English

Pages

Link

Last Update

03-Sep-2024

Keywords

Religion ; Philosophy ; History

Description

In January 1913, students and alumni of Rochester Theological Seminary gathered for the unveiling of a bronze bust of Augustus Hopkins Strong that alumni presented in honor of Strong’s forty years of service to the institution.¹ After the presentation, Strong addressed those who had gathered for the event. In his talk, titled “Theology and Experience,”² Strong engaged in a fair bit of autobiographical musing, for a purpose: he believed that one cannot understand his theological journey and development without knowing something of his life. As Strong confessed to his audience, “My views of evangelical doctrine have been necessarily determined by...