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title: 'Nature and Worth of the Science of Church History: An Inaugural Address, Delivered … Union Theological Seminary, New York, Feb. 12, 1851'
type: pdf
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authors:
- 'Henry Boynton Smith'
date: 1851-01-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'Church History'
- 'Theological Method'
scriptures:
- 'Ephesians 1'
- 'Acts 2'
- 'Colossians 1'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/smith-1851-nature-and-worth-of-the-science-of-church-history-an-inaugural-address-delivered-union-theological-seminary-new-york-feb-12-1851
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# Nature and Worth of the Science of Church History: An Inaugural Address, Delivered … Union Theological Seminary, New York, Feb. 12, 1851

Inaugural address asserting church history is a serious science: factual, philosophically rich, and essential to theological training for discerning divine purposes amid conflict.

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