>John Williamson Nevin was born in 1803 near Shippensburg, Pennsylvania to Martha and John Nevin. John Sr. was a well-educated Presbyterian (Scotch-Irish) farmer. According to his biographer Theodore Appel, John considered it “an important part of his youthful training and worthy of note” that he grew up on a farm “in the midst of a … Continue reading >John Williamson Nevin – His Life
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>John Williamson Nevin, Part 1
>I finished up a paper on John Williamson Nevin today. I don't always share my papers, but Nevin was very challenging, and very encouraging to me. So, with modifications, I'll share my paper over a series of posts.John Williamson Nevin is a nineteenth century theologian little known in the contemporary evangelical world. If he were … Continue reading >John Williamson Nevin, Part 1
>Great Day in History
>Today is a great day in US History - a day that marks the reversal of a great wrong set right. Thank you Utah for your vote!
>Why I cringe when people say America is/was a Christian nation
>Last night I spoke to a small group of international graduate students on the topic "Is America a Christian Nation?" I asked at the outset if they had been given the impression that America was a Christian nation and they all agreed that they had.I began by asking what it is that makes an individual … Continue reading >Why I cringe when people say America is/was a Christian nation
>Historiography and Providence
>Don't we all cringe when Pat Robertson or some other televangelist comes on and declares that Katrina or 9/11 are expressions of God's judgment for our nations moral decay? Or worse, when the connect tsunami's or earthquakes in third world countries with God's wrath. I do.But why?I was just reading yesterday about evangelical involvement in … Continue reading >Historiography and Providence
God Entranced 