Abstract of Systematic Theology (Classic Reprint)

James Petigru Boyce

ISBN 10: 025950811X / ISBN 13: 9780259508113

Published by Forgotten Books, 2018

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Print on Demand. This book explores the fascinating subject of theology and its central tenet that God exists. It dives into the belief that a divine being possesses the attributes of a personal, conscious, intelligent, and moral nature. The author approaches the question of God's existence from multiple angles, presenting various arguments that have been posed throughout history. The book meticulously examines both a priori arguments, which are rooted in abstract concepts, as well as a posteriori arguments, which draw from our observations of the world around us. The author acknowledges objections raised against these arguments but seeks to provide compelling rebuttals. Notably, the book emphasizes the crucial role of tradition, intuition, and scientific inquiry in shaping our understanding of God's existence. By delving into these arguments and exploring the historical and literary contexts that surround them, this book offers a comprehensive examination of one of the oldest and most fundamental questions humankind has grappled with. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Abstract of Systematic Theology (Classic Reprint)
• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication Date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 025950811X
• ISBN 13: 9780259508113
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New
• Book Type: print-on-demand item
• Seller catalogs:
  • Christianity

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Excerpt from Abstract of Systematic Theology



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About the Author

Boyce was educated at Brown University under Francis Wayland, whose evangelical sermons contributed to Boyce’s conversion, and at Princeton Theological Seminary under Charles Hodge who led Boyce to appreciate Calvinistic theology. Boyce became a pastor, then a university professor, and finally the founder and first president of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, where he taught theology from 1859 until his death in 1888. Throughout his ministry Boyce insisted on the importance of theological education for all ministers. In a preface, he described his Abstract of Systematic Theology, published the year before his death, as follows: "This volume is published the rather as a practical text book, for the study of the system of doctrine taught in the Word of God, than as a contribution to theological science."