" an unorthodox proposal Helseth, Paul Kjoss 1962- creator text bibliography nju Phillipsburg, N.J P&R Pub. c2010 2010 monographic eng

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xxxv, 257 p. ; 23 cm. "Were Machen and his predecessors at old Princeton Seminary really the purveyors of an essentially humanistic philosophy rather than the champions of Reformed orthodoxy? Was the driving force behind their theological labors, in other words, an understanding of religious epistemology that supplants the epistemological assumptions of the Reformed tradition with those of an 'alien philosophy'? The study...is grounded in the conviction that the reigning (or 'orthodox') interpretation of the Princeton theology cannot stand because it ignores the moral rather than the merely rational nature of the Princetonians' thought. The author suggests that old Princeton's religious epistemology is compatable with the assumptions of the Reformed tradition because its emphasis on 'right reason' is moral rather than merely rational" -- Book Introduction. Foreword / John D. Woodbridge -- The moral context -- A "rather bald rationalism"? -- The task of Christian scholarship -- The critique of theological liberalism -- "Re-imagining" the Princeton mind -- Theological aesthetics at old Princeton Seminary -- Conclusion: The role and function of doctrine. Paul Kjoss Helseth. Includes bibliographical references (p. 223-247) and index. Princeton Theological Seminary. Faith and reason Christianity Knowledge, Theory of (Religion) Reformed epistemology BT50 .H55 2010 231/.042 9781596381438 1596381434 2010024760 DLC 100616 20251128122019.0 16286091