Thoughts on Religious Experience
Digital Verbum Edition
Overview
There are two kinds of religious knowledge, says Archibald Alexander: truth revealed in Scripture and the impression truth makes on individuals—the experience of truth. In Thoughts on Religious Experience, Alexander explains that the truth of God constitutes more than mere religious sentiment, and cautions against overestimating the capabilities of the human mind to identify and determine truth. He also writes at length on aspects of piety, religious conversion, backsliding, and the effects of sanctification in our efforts to identify religious truth.
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- Exploration of the aspects of piety
- Analysis of the effects of sanctification
- Concluding prayer
- Title: Thoughts on Religious Experience
- Author: Archibald Alexander
- Publisher: Presbyterian Board of Publication
- Publication Date: 1841
- Pages: 311
Archibald Alexander (1772–1851) was born in Rockbridge County, Virginia. He was educated at nearby Liberty Hall, and studied for two years under William Graham. At age 25, he was elected president of Hampden Sydney College in Virginia. Shortly thereafter, he moved to Philadelphia to become the pastor of the Third Presbyterian Church. When Princeton Theological Seminary opened in 1812, Archibald Alexander became the first professor of theology, where he served until 1840. Among his students was Charles Hodge, who named his son, A. A. Hodge, after his mentor.