The “Higher Life” Movement
Survey of the Protestant "Higher Life" (perfectionism) movement: Wesleyan sanctification, W.E. Boardman and Keswick influences, its American spread, methods and controversies.
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Archives
The Confessional Presbyterian Archive is a curated digital library dedicated to preserving and promoting the writings of 17th–20th century Presbyterian pastors, teachers, and leaders. Featuring thousands of searchable texts, biographies, and historical resources, the archive provides direct access to the primary-source materials of American Presbyterianism.
The “Higher Life” Movement
Albrecht Ritschl and His Doctrine of Christian Perfection
Critical study of Albrecht Ritschl’s doctrine of Christian perfection: he denies original sin, stresses libertarian self-determination, and exhibits Pelagian tendencies.
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Capitalizing ‘Lord’ in the English New Testament
Excerpts from The Expository Times (Jan 1920): essays on the life to come and Lazarus, Sumerian parallels to Eden, and a debate over capitalizing ‘Lord’ in the New Testament.
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“Miserable-Sinner Christianity” in the Hands of the Rationalists
Survey of the ‘miserable-sinner’ Protestant piety (Augustine, Luther, Calvin), emphasizing continual sinfulness, lifelong penitence, and justification by Christ’s grace in catechisms and liturgy.
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Calvinism
Dictionary entries covering ecclesiastical terms and figures—Calixtus, Calvary, Calvin, Calvinism and Calvinistic Methodists—explaining vocation, doctrine and church history.
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Jesus Christ the Propitiation for the Whole World
Exegesis of 1 John 2:2 exploring John’s claim that Christ is ‘propitiation for the whole world’, assessing readings that imply universal atonement and its theological implications.
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Presbyterianism
Defines ‘presbyter’ and ‘Presbyterianism’: elder-led polity (session, presbytery, synod, General Assembly), its historical development (Calvin, Westminster) and U.S. statistics.
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The Mystical Perfectionism of Thomas Cogswell Upham
Study of Thomas C. Upham’s mystical perfectionism, tracing Quietist and Quaker influences and his shaping of evangelical sanctification in 19th‑century America.
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The Posture of the Recipients at the Lord’s Supper
Study of practices and controversies over recipients’ posture at the Lord’s Supper—standing, sitting, kneeling—among Reformed, Anglican, and Lutheran churches from the Reformation onward.
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Biographical Sketch of Benjamin Breckinridge Warfield
Preface and biographical sketch of Benjamin B. Warfield, Princeton theologian (1851–1921), outlining his life, academic career, publications, and editorial work on revelation and inspiration.
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The Works of Benjamin Breckinridge Warfield, Vol. 1
Collection of B. B. Warfield's essays on revelation, biblical inspiration, and the canon, with biographical sketch and apologetic defenses of Scripture's authority.
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The Works of Benjamin Breckinridge Warfield, Vol. 2
Warfield’s Biblical Doctrines (1929) — chapter on predestination examining terminology, Hebrew/Greek usage, and its grounding in Old and New Testament thought.
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Biblical and Theological Studies
Collection of Benjamin B. Warfield essays on biblical theology: Trinity, Christology, predestination, faith, and supernaturalism, with a biographical foreword and sermons.
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The Inspiration and Authority of the Bible (1948)
Warfield defends the infallible inspiration and authority of Scripture, addressing textual and canonical issues while engaging modern epistemology and apologetics.
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Is the Shorter Catechism Worthwhile? (1909)
The Shorter Catechism, though hard to learn, is essential for grounding true religion and forming godly adults. The piece also offers practical notes on a church library’s procedures.
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B.B. Warfield on Women Deacons
Examines B. B. Warfield’s defense of women serving as deacons (deaconesses), using biblical, historical, and Presbyterian committee arguments.
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Ministerial Relief
Reports on global mission presses and accounts of home and foreign missions. Urges endowment and thankofferings for the Board of Relief to sustain retired ministers and missions.
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Western Theological Seminary Address Delivered on the Occasion of the Laying of the Corner-Stone of Memorial Hall, a New Dormitory, North Side, Pittsburgh
Address at Western Theological Seminary cornerstone (1911) commending fine buildings, unwavering Calvinist doctrine, practical ministerial training, and missionary zeal.
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Princeton in Its Early Environment and Work
Centennial address recounting Princeton Theological Seminary’s founding, early faculty (Alexander, Miller, Hodge), its Calvinist identity, curriculum and influence on Presbyterian ministry.
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