John Williamson Nevin: High-Church Calvinist (American Reformed Biographies)
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John Williamson Nevin: High-Church Calvinist (American Reformed Biographies)
D. G. Hart
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Nevin (1803-1886) taught at Mercersburg Seminary when he wrote The Anxious Bench (1843) and The Mystical Presence (1846), volumes dealing with revivalism and the Lord's Supper, respectively. The last ten years have seen a revival of interest in this theologian, who was a graduate of Princeton Theological Seminary and who substituted for Charles Hodge during his two-year study-leave in Europe. Hart gives readers insights into Nevin's critique of the revivalist tradition and shows how it applies today, demonstrating the ongoing relevance of this nearly forgotten theologian.

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4 out of 5 stars Takes you to the edge of the cliff, but no more.......2007-02-12

Thesis of the book: John Williamson Nevin's high church Calvinism attempted to steer a middle path between the individualism of 19C Presbyterianism while avoiding the tyranny of Rome. His view of the sacraments necessitates a higher view of the church.

Summary and Critical Points: DG Hart's style is straightfoward and the narrative flows smoothly. Given the thesis, he accomplished his task while suggesting that Nevin's sacramentology can provide a more robust ecclesiology for the American Church. I can criticise Hart for only taking us to the edge of the cliff, but no further. I would have liked to see more detail on how Nevin's view of the Supper affects his Calvinist soteriology. Hart also had a few irrelevant and poorly argued comments at the end of the book on why the church shouldn't transform culture. Other than that, a worthy read. Now for the review.

Abstract of Hart's Bio on Nevin

Nevin's life is seen as a tension between the historical claims of the Roman Catholic Church on one hand and the energy of the Protestant Reformation on the other hand. The Incarnation was central to Nevin's Christology and Ecclesiology. His was a sacramental theology that shaped all else: his view of the church, his view of history and most importantly, his view of the Lord's Supper (207). Nevin battled for the recapturing of the Church's past. For Nevin, taking the claims of the early church seriously, and seeking the unity of the church as opposed to sectarianism, raised several problems: what does one do about the Roman Catholic Church?

Nevin on the Church
According to Hart, "The Church, in other words, was the manifestation in the natural world of the resurrected Christ, literally and supernaturally the body of Christ" (75). There was an objective character to the church. Among other things, this precluded revivalism and the use of an "anxious bench." Over against the anxious bench, which constituted Nevin's first foray into polemics (see pp. 88-103), Nevin proposed catechical instruction. Teaching the catechism, unlike the altar call, saw salvation as "new life emanating from union with Christ" (97). The channel of conversion should flow through the family, not the anxious bench.

Nevin on Salvation
Nevin anticipated the debate regarding union with Christ vs. imputation of Christ's righteousness (interestingly, Hart doesn't interact with this debate). Salvation, for Nevin, was corporate and organic and was mediated by the church. Discussion regarding Nevin's soteriology necessarily brings up his sacramentology. Standing in the Calvinian tradition, the sacrament is a sign and a seal embodying the actual presence of grace "and the very life of the Lord Jesus Christ himself" (118). When the believer partakes of the Supper, the body and blood of Christ from heaven is supernaturally communicated to him and he receives life in a new way (119). It is a "mystical union" where Christ communicates his own life and soul substantially to the believer.

Nevin on History
This constituted the crisis in Nevin's life: how to respond to Roman apologetics? To his credit he never became Roman Catholic, but he never gave a credible reason for not doing so. Nevin's argumentation regarding this point often broke down. He resorted, if Hart's representation is accurate, to simplistic generalizations and occasional special pleading in favor of Rome. He saw the Puritans [which Puritans? JBA] as simplistic "me and my bible" Christians ignoring the rich testimony of the Church while Roman Catholics had almost everything right historically, but erred on papal assertions to infallibility. No wonder he nearly went to Rome! Nevin was correct to see the church as a growing, organic body in union with Christ. This point alone, if further developed, should have persuaded him that Rome was not an option. Nevin himself was aware that Rome's position theoretically denied the possibility of improvement within the church. Since the church's teaching is by definition infallible, what's new to learn? The best Nevin did to this arena is urge apologists to incorporate more of the early and Medieval church into their apologetics.




5 out of 5 stars Nevin: Apologist for the Reformed Doctrine of the Church.......2006-02-24

In America, the concept of the "covenant" has degenerated into what the popular mind views as a "contract", a vertical arrangement of preference and convenience.

In popular reformed theology, this devolution has reduced the church to little more than a voluntary association, presbyterian style, and worship as a devotional governed by Robert's Rules of Order.

For Nevin, covenant cannot be conceived apart from the God who speaks visibly through the sacraments. For Nevin,the Church is nothing less than the historical manifestation of the Body of Christ in direct union and communion with her Risen, Glorified Lord. Worship therefore is not governed by earthly rules of Puritan propriety and procedure but rather "God's Service" where God calls man into His presence and ministers to man through Word and Sacrament, Prayer and Praise.

"Reformed" ecclesiology without Nevin's view of the covenant is bound to degenerate into sectarianism and, ultimately, become a humanistic enterprise in search of "new methods" to ape the life only the Risen Christ can impart: the catechetical system versus the "Anxious Bench".

For his (and Schaff's) efforts, so-called "reformed theologians" have slandered him with the label "Romanist" while themselves embracing positions that would render Calvin unable to be ordained in their presbyteries due to his view of the sacraments which Nevin called the "reformed" church to return to (in his work on the "Mystical Presence").

This excellent biography should be read by all those who are aghast at the shallowness of modern "reformed" worship and church life and who seek an alternative. Nevin - through this work - shows the way to a "unified field theory" of reformed ecclesiology.

It is for his heirs to follow his lead! Start here!

5 out of 5 stars Fresh Air for the Burned Out Soul.......2005-11-10

This is Dr. Hart at his best. In his biography on J. Gresham Machen, "Defending the Faith", Hart showed great gifts in being able to take a religious historical person and "tease out" of his writings and life the significance of the man for his time. And it is in this teasing out that Hart so effectively makes the person alive for today, showing how the subject's actions and thought are important for the modern church.

John Williamson Nevin, a much neglected (and maligned) character in the history of American Reformed thought here comes alive in this wonderful history of the man's life and defense of his thought. In IVP's "New Dictionary of Theology", Dr. Clair Davis' article on the Mercersburg Theology would lead one to believe the Nevin was "too sympathetic to Roman Catholicism" and that his theology was "the American version of English Anglo-Catholicism". This would cause any Reformed Christian to pause before adopting Nevin as his personal hero of the faith. But Hart's treatment (really, a defense) of Nevin is balanced and shows that while the Mercersburg theologian had a high view of the church and was an ecumenicist, he wasn't so High Church and wasn't such an ecumenicist that he watered down Protestant distinctives so as to compromises essential difference between the Reformation and Rome (such as justification by faith alone).

In fact, Hart is clear in pointing out that Nevin's high view of the Lord's Supper was in much closer conformity with the early Reformers (such as John Calvin) then their American counterpoints. Even Charles Hodge himself suffered from a too "Puritanic" view of the Lord's Supper which differed significantly from Calvin's.

So, far from advocating a quasi-Roman Catholic view of the Eucharist, Nevin was actually seeking to recover the old traditional Reformed view. This is, of course, a breath of fresh air for us American Protestants who have fallen under the spell of fundamentalist pietism which says that true piety in the Christian life comes not through the church and her ordinances, but apart from the church. On this pietistic view, the truly devote Christian is one who doesn't need the church to grow in grace; he can do it on his own and by himself - he and his bible.

Nevin, and Hart, recover for us a churchly piety. That is to say, a piety that is centered in Christ and the means of grace which he has given to his flock through the ordinances and officers of the church. Christ gave to us as gifts the ministry for the building up of the church.

This book comes highly recommended for both scholarship (it is one of the few recent studies on Nevin and will prove useful - especially the bibliographic essay - to anyone studying American Protestant thought in general, and Nevin in particular) and for edification (it is an encouragement for Christians to come once again to their mother, the church, for nourishment and grace for their Christian pilgrimage). In addition, historians and ministers would do well to consider seriously Hart's provocative challenge on re-periodization set forth in the last half dozen pages or so. In fact, this reviewer can not emphasize enough the importance of reading the concluding chapter all the way through, for here we receive the "pay off" of everything that preceded it.
John Williamson Nevin: High Church Calvinist.(Book review): An article from: First Things: A Monthly Journal of Religion and Public Life
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    John Williamson Nevin: High Church Calvinist.(Book review): An article from: First Things: A Monthly Journal of Religion and Public Life
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    Killing the White Man's Indian: Reinventing Native Americans at the End of the Twentieth Century
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    In the face of a new lightly romanticized view of Native Americans, Killing the White Man's Indian bravely confronts the current myths and often contradictory realities of tribal life today. Following two centuries of broken treaties and virtual government extermination of the "savage redmen," Americans today have recast Native Americans into another, equally stereotyped role, that of eternal victims, politically powerless and weakened by poverty and alcoholism, yet whose spiritual ties with the natural world form our last, best hope of salvaging our natural environment and ennobling our souls.

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    1 out of 5 stars Sad Example of Disguising Political Propaganda as Research.......2005-04-04

    Bordewich has written a book that may appear to go againt stereotypes of Native Americans but this is just a thin disguise for the real purpose of the book which is an all-out assault on indian rights. On just about every issue, Bordewich glorifies those Indian peoples who are willing to assimilate to mainstream American culture while portraying those who want to hold on to their own, unique cultures as "fundamentalists" who are hopeless in their devotion to romantic stereotypes. Accusing anyone who is not willing to go along with his obviously conservative political bias of being addicted to stereotypes is Bordewich's way to squash anyone with different political views. His political bias is so strong that in several occasions it affects the quality of his research since he tries at all costs to pigeonhole the facts to fit his thesis. Pretending to be an objective reporter out to debunk stereotypes makes this a very deceptive book. My advice is to stay away and read someone who is more honest about his/her agenda.

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    Bordewich's study of contemporary Indian politics stands out from the usual polemics, presenting humanity instead of stereotypes. More importantly, it focuses on the present and future of native Americans, not just the past, and does justice to the complexity and diversity of American Indian tribes. Borderwich's book was obviously a labor of love. Highly recommended for anyone interested in the most important issues and questions facing Indians and non-Indian Americans alike.

    5 out of 5 stars Killing The White Man's Indian, A Considered Opinion.......2000-02-02

    As a Caucasian who lived on two South Dakota Indian Reservations (Rosebud and Cheyenne) as a child, and whose father was an Indian Agent, I approached this book with some trepidation. However, Fergus Bordewich has crafted one of the most studious, readable and important books ever written on this subject. His research is exhaustive, yet related in a way which is entertaining and informative at the same time. There is grist for thought for anyone who has ever had an opinion on how the "Indian Problem" ought to be solved. This will be painful at times to proponents on all sides, as Bordewich's carefully balanced research points outs mistakes and avarice, both willful and accidental, by many. His conclusions will not be universally accepted, as many of his proposals are sure to be viewed with suspicion by one side or the other. Particularly noteworthy are his thoughts on "sovereignty." He points out that the Native American's general view of sovereignty does not match the definition, and fails to recognize that true sovereignty means total independence from the existing US government. This book is recommended for any student who is doing serious research about any aspect of the Native American in contemporary America. This book also is just plain good reading for anyone with an interest in how Native Americans have reached their current position in the American society.

    5 out of 5 stars Beautifully written and highly informative.......1999-03-08

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    The Universe and the Teacup: The Mathematics of Truth and Beauty
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    "Pure mathematics," Albert Einstein once remarked, "is, in its way, the poetry of logical ideas." In The Universe and the Teacup, Los Angeles Times science writer K. C. Cole discusses some of the ways this "poetry" can be used to look at science and other realms of experience.

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    5 out of 5 stars The Leonardo da Vinci of science writing!.......2004-03-07

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                  Air Monitoring for Toxic Exposures explains the procedures for evaluation potentially harmful exposures to people from hazardous materials, including chemicals, radon, and bioaerosols. The author provides practical information on how to perform air sampling, collect biological and bulk samples, evaluate dermal exposures, and determine the advantages and limitations of a given method. The original edition published in 1991 has been a valuable resource for Industrial Hygienists, safety professionals, environmental specialists, chemists and others involved in measuring airborne exposures to chemicals, microorganisms, and radon. However, much of the equipment-specific information is outdated and so the equipment described and illustrated in the book is either no longer available or does not represent state-of-the-art monitoring techniques. Additionally, the audience for the book can be increased to include public health specialists and emergency responders by adding chapters covering information monitoring during emergency response, including bio-terrorism agents such as anthrax.

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