Scarecrow Press
Pages: 280
Trim: 5¾ x 8½
978-0-8108-3058-5 • Hardback • March 1996 • $97.00 • (£75.00)
Sam Hamstra, Jr., Ph.D., is Chaplin at Trinity Christian College in Palos Heights, Illinois, where his responsibilities include teaching theology and directing the campus ministry.
Arie J. Griffioen, Ph.D., is Associate Professor of Religion and Theology, Calvin College, Grand Rapids, Michigan.
This volume is a welcome addition to the growing literature on the Mercersburg theology. I highly recommend it to those who are interested in nineteenth-century Reformed thought, as well as those who are searching for a more satisfying alternative to the "new measures" of the modern church-growth movement.
— Westminster Theological Journal
...helpful...a useful introduction to the Mercersburg Theology for general readers as well as a resource for academic historians.
— Ecclesiastical History
The editors have likewise served us well by pulling the thoughts of these writers together into a brief volume that identifies, locates, and explores important characterisitics of a seminal nineteenth-century servant of the church.
— Church History: Studies in Christianity and Culture
...a timely book...the essays in this collection together present a sweeping view of Nevin's life...
— Journal of Ecumenical Studies