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title: 'The Presbyterian Churches in the United States of America: Their Place and Power in Modern Christendom'
type: pdf
hasMedia: true
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authors:
- 'Andrew Constantinides Zenos'
date: 1897-01-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'Presbyterian Polity'
- 'Reformation History'
- 'Church-State Relations'
scriptures:
- 'Acts 6'
- 'Matthew 16'
- 'Romans 13'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/zenos-1897-the-presbyterian-churches-in-the-united-states-of-america-their-place-and-power-in-modern-christendom
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# The Presbyterian Churches in the United States of America: Their Place and Power in Modern Christendom

Survey of Presbyterianism: origins, Calvin's Geneva reforms, eldership, parity, and conciliar polity. Explains the church's visibility, independence, and church–state relations.

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