---
title: 'What Is “Orthodoxy”?'
type: pdf
hasMedia: true
requiresPurchase: false
authors:
- 'J. Gresham Machen'
date: 1935-11-04
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '20th century'
topics:
- 'Theological Method'
- 'Westminster Standards'
- 'Bible and Canon'
scriptures:
- 'Isaiah 40'
- 'Psalms 119'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/20th-century/machen-1935-what-is-orthodoxy
---

# What Is “Orthodoxy”?

Machen defends 'orthodoxy'—straight doctrine measured by the Bible and the Westminster tradition—arguing it better captures his position than labels like 'fundamentalist' or 'conservative'.

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