Transcendentalism
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1839 Princeton Review essay critiques transcendentalism and New England metaphysics, defending Edwardsian Calvinism and warning against utilitarian ethics and imported German philosophy.
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Transcendentalism
Macaulay’s Reviews
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Reviews Butler’s sermons on human nature and Macaulay’s essays (praising Puritans). Notes American revivals and laments widespread Sabbath violations and slipping temperance.
Predestinarian Controversy in the Ninth Century
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Excerpt reviews Neander’s account of the 9th-century predestinarian controversy, focusing on Gottschalk, Rabanus, and debates over Augustine’s doctrine of predestination.
Rauch’s Psychology
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Reviews Butler and Rauch on human nature and the soul; examines German philosophy, body–soul relations, and materialism versus dualism, affirming need for regeneration and piety.
The Life and Times of Alexander Henderson
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Reviews A. Wylie’s Sectarianism is Heresy and John Aiton’s biography of Alexander Henderson. Traces Henderson’s role in Scotland’s Second Reformation and the shaping of Presbyterian polity.
Review of Essays by Ralph Waldo Emerson
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1841 review condemning Emerson’s Essays as obscure, pretentious, and essentially pantheistic/transcendentalist. Praises rare passages but decries incoherence and impiety.
Temperance in the College of New Jersey
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Discusses God’s providence—His preservation, government, permission and overruling of sin—includes a tale rebuking swearing and an exhortation to family worship and parental duty.
The Works of Zwingle
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Review of recent editions/translations of Isaiah and a substantial account of Ulrich Zwingli’s life and works, emphasizing his preaching, reforms, and opposition to indulgences.
A Discourse in Memory of the Late Reverend John Breckinridge
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Memorial discourse for Rev. John Breckinridge (1797–1841) recounting his academic and pastoral labors, leadership in missions and education, suffering, and steadfast Christian hope.
Chalmers on Education and Ecclesiastical Economy
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Review of Emmons and Chalmers: Chalmers defends endowed colleges, parish schools, and higher education as vital to national learning and civic improvement.
Board of Publication
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Contains Monod’s lecture on pulpit elocution and the Presbyterian Board of Publication’s report, listing numerous Calvinistic and Reformed works for church use.
Education for the Ministry
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Advocates thorough, learned and pious preparation for ministry. Urges the church to provide seminary training and support indigent candidates for effective preaching and missions.
Foreign Missions
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1843 Princeton Review urges Presbyterian churches to prioritize foreign missions, condemning apathy toward evangelizing India and calling pastors to lead and mobilize for the Great Commission.
Kant
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Review praises Montagu’s new edition of Bacon and presents a detailed biography of Immanuel Kant, tracing his education, lectures, and development of his philosophical system.
Letters to a Very Young Lady
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Collection of didactic letters to a young girl offering Christian guidance on play, book-care, filial duty, early rising, prayer, and proper habits.
The Evils of an Unsanctified Literature
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An 1843 essay warns that much American literature and the periodical press lack Christian influence, corrupting public taste. It urges a sanctified national literature rooted in Scripture.
Review of Hengstenberg on the Psalms
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Review of E.W. Hengstenberg’s commentary on the Psalms, praising his learned, Christ-centered exegesis and Messianic readings and urging a comprehensive, practical Psalms commentary.
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