Historia Ecclesia

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Historia Ecclesia is an audio program dedicated to the history of the church. In each episode a particular event or person that is influential in the development of the church will be studied in order to inform the present day.

Machen Portrait

Assessing Machen

Darryl G. Hart concludes his series on J. Gresham Machen with a lesson on assessing this great figure in American Presbyterianism.

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The Basis on Which Machen Fought: The Bible

Darryl Hart discusses more about early 20th century liberalism and Machen’s fight for the history of Scripture and the importance of the doctrine contained therein.

Sentimentality

The Fight Against Sentimentality

Machen deals with Charles Erdman and Robert Speer in the fight against sentimentality.  Dr. Darryl G. Hart taught this lesson at Calvary Orthodox Presbyterian Church in Glenside, PA where he …

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The Fight Against Liberalism: Foreign Missions

Darryl Hart continues his series on J. Gresham Machen looking at Machen and the Independent Board of Presbyterian Foreign Missions.  The independent board was created as a reaction to the …

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Das Machen des Van Til

Or roughly, “The Making of Van Til.”  Camden Bucey builds a case that Machen is the principal historical reason for Cornelius Van Til becoming the influential reformed apologist he became.

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The Fight Against Tyranny

Darryl G. Hart continues his teaching series on J. Gresham Machen with a look at Machen’s views about politics and the relation between the church and state.  This lesson was …

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The Fight Against False Optimism

In this lesson, Dr. Hart touches upon Harry Emerson Fosdick, the ordination of liberals, the five fundamentals and the Auburn Affirmation.

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Liberalism, the Different Religion

In 1923, J. Gresham Machen published Christianity and Liberalism.  In the book Machen argued that liberalism was not another form of Christianity, but indeed was a different religion.  Darryl G. …

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Ecumenism and Intolerance

Darryl G. Hart speaks about Machen and the Plan of Organic Union.  This is part four of a series on Machen taught at Calvary OPC in Glenside, PA.

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Machen and the Crisis of Western Civilization

Darryl G. Hart speaks about Machen’s experience through World War I.  This is part three of a series on Machen taught at Calvary OPC in Glenside, PA.