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False Protestantism

Mercersburg Review (Mar 1849) outlines the Apostles' Creed's history and form. It also attacks 'False Protestantism,' condemning anti‑Catholic sensationalism and urging sober, pastoral conversion work.

John Williamson Nevin ⬩ 1849

Sartorius on the Person and Work of Christ

Surveys the Apostles' Creed's history and form, and fiercely critiques Mr. Stearns' translation of Sartorius while defending orthodox teaching on Christ's person and work.

John Williamson Nevin ⬩ 1849

The Apostles’ Creed

Survey of the Apostles' Creed arguing its authority rests on apostolic substance rather than a single fixed wording. Traces its history, variations, and link to the baptismal confession.

John Williamson Nevin ⬩ 1849

The Year 1848

Dr. J. W. Nevin's 1849 preface views 1848 as an epochal crisis comparable to the Reformation, urging calm historical-theological interpretation and trust in providence.

John Williamson Nevin ⬩ 1849

Human Freedom and a Plea for Philosophy: Two Essays

Nevin argues human life is both individual and universal; true personality and moral freedom arise when self-conscious will unites the particular with the universal.

John Williamson Nevin ⬩ 1850

Antichrist; or the Spirit of Sect and Schism

Nevin defends an incarnational, Christ-centered theology against charges of Schleiermacherian rationalism, arguing Christ's person as the ground of redemption and organic union of divine and human.

John Williamson Nevin ⬩ 1848

History and Genius of the Heidelberg Catechism

Survey of the Heidelberg Catechism's origin, development, and reception from the Reformation to America. Covers its theology, sacramental controversies, and role in Reformed confessions.

John Williamson Nevin ⬩ 1847

The Mystical Presence: A Vindication of the Reformed or Calvinistic Doctrine of the Holy Eucharist

Nevin defends the Reformed (Calvinistic) doctrine of the Lord's Supper, arguing for a real, mystical presence and union with Christ grounded in the Incarnation and sacraments. He marshals historical and biblical evidence.

John Williamson Nevin ⬩ 1867

The Principle of Protestantism as Related to the Present State of the Church

Philip Schaff, John Williamson Nevin ⬩ 1845

Catholic Unity: A Sermon Delivered at the Opening of the Triennial Convention of the Reformed Protestant Dutch and German Reformed Churches

John Williamson Nevin ⬩ 1845

Die Angst-Bank

19th-century German discussion on church worship forms and regulations, urging cautious reform of liturgy and congregational singing while warning against disorderly innovations.

John Williamson Nevin ⬩ 1844

The Anxious Bench: A Tract for the Times

Critiques the 'Anxious Bench' and 'New Measures' as obstructing true godliness, threatening German Reformed churches by importing Methodism, and urging rejection of such revival methods.

John Williamson Nevin ⬩ 1844

The German Language: An Address, Delivered Before the Goethean Literary Society of Marshall College, at Its Anniversary, August 29, 1842

1842 address urging study of the German language. Argues language is organic to thought, essential to the mind's development, and the key to understanding a people's spirit.

John Williamson Nevin ⬩ 1842

Party Spirit: An Address Delivered Before the Literary Societies of Washington College, Washington, Pa.

Nevin's 1839 address calls 'party spirit' socialized selfishness that corrupts virtues and breeds faction. He analyzes its causes and urges humility and communal duty as remedies.

John Williamson Nevin ⬩ 1840

Addresses Delivered at the Inauguration of Rev. J.W. Nevin, D.D., as Professor of Theology in the Theological Seminary of the German Reformed Church

Inaugural addresses (1840) urging an educated, pious ministry and robust seminary training to defend and advance the Gospel. Emphasizes study, missions, and pastoral formation.

John Williamson Nevin ⬩ 1840

The Claims of the Bible Urged upon the Attention of Students of Theology: A Lectures, Delivered November 6, 1831, at the Opening of the Winter Session

Nevin urges theology students to study the Bible as the chief textbook—valued for its literary excellence and as God's revelation, indispensable to true theology.

John Williamson Nevin ⬩ 1831

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False Protestantism

Sartorius on the Person and Work of Christ

The Apostles’ Creed

The Year 1848

Human Freedom and a Plea for Philosophy: Two Essays

Antichrist; or the Spirit of Sect and Schism

History and Genius of the Heidelberg Catechism

The Mystical Presence: A Vindication of the Reformed or Calvinistic Doctrine of the Holy Eucharist

The Principle of Protestantism as Related to the Present State of the Church

Catholic Unity: A Sermon Delivered at the Opening of the Triennial Convention of the Reformed Protestant Dutch and German Reformed Churches

Die Angst-Bank

The Anxious Bench: A Tract for the Times

The German Language: An Address, Delivered Before the Goethean Literary Society of Marshall College, at Its Anniversary, August 29, 1842

Party Spirit: An Address Delivered Before the Literary Societies of Washington College, Washington, Pa.

Addresses Delivered at the Inauguration of Rev. J.W. Nevin, D.D., as Professor of Theology in the Theological Seminary of the German Reformed Church

The English Bible

Election Not Contrary to a Free Gospel

The Trinitarian and Unitarian Doctrines Concerning Jesus Christ

The Scourge of God, A Sermon Preached in the First Presbyterian Church, July 6, 1832, on the Occasion of a City Fast

The Claims of the Bible Urged upon the Attention of Students of Theology: A Lectures, Delivered November 6, 1831, at the Opening of the Winter Session

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