Calvinism in History

Name: Calvinism in History
Author: Nathaniel S McFetridge

Nathaniel Smyth McFetridge (1842–1886) was an Irish-born American Presbyterian minister. Raised in Pennsylvania, he studied at Lafayette College and at Western Theological Seminary, where A. A. Hodge was among his teachers. He pastored in Oil City and then at Wakefield Presbyterian Church in Germantown, Philadelphia. His Calvinism in History (1882), in our library, began as six lectures tracing Calvinism's influence on the nations.

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First published: 1882
Category: Theology
Length: 30k words · about 2 hours
Chapters: 5

About this book

A history of Calvinism and its influence, by Nathaniel S. McFetridge, published in 1882. McFetridge, a Presbyterian minister and teacher, traces the working of Calvinistic doctrine in the churches and nations that received it. The book presents Calvinism not only as a system of theology but as a force in the history of the modern world.

Preface: TO THE READER
Chapter 1 CALVINISM AS A POLITICAL FORCE.
Chapter 2: CALVINISM AS A POLITICAL FORCE IN THE HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES. 🔒
Chapter 3: CALVINISM AS A MORAL FORCE 🔒
Chapter 4: CALVINISM AS AN EVANGELIZING FORCE 🔒