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title: 'Neander as a Church Historian'
type: pdf
hasMedia: true
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authors:
- 'Philip Schaff'
date: 1852-11-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'Church History, Autobiography, and Biography'
- 'Ancient and Medieval Church History'
scriptures:
- 'Matthew 19'
- 'John 1'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/schaff-1852-neander-as-a-church-historian
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# Neander as a Church Historian

Profiles A. Neander as a pivotal church historian who reinstated a Christ-centered, devotional approach to church history, balancing rigorous scholarship with piety.

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