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Dr. Thornwell on Ruling Elders (1843)

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Contains a postwar report on the church’s relations to freedmen and Dr. Thornwell’s defense of ruling elders’ authority, arguing elders are presbyters with ordaining power.
Archive ⬩ Presbyterian Polity, Race Relations and Slavery
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James Henley Thornwell (November 27, 1812 – December 1, 1862) was an American Presbyterian theologian, minister, and professor whose rigorous Reformed teaching at South Carolina College and Columbia Theological Seminary deeply shaped Southern Presbyterian doctrine in the mid-19th century. A prolific writer and church leader, he defended confessional Calvinism and articulated a theological vision that emphasized church unity and doctrinal fidelity.

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