The Collected Writings of James Henley Thornwell (4 vols.)
Digital Verbum Edition
Overview
Thornwell was a leading figure in the beginnings of the Southern Presbyterian church and a contemporary of another well-known Southern Presbyterian theologian, Robert Lewis Dabney. His writings and published sermons document the beginnings of the Southern branch of the Presbyterian Church, and they also contain a keen insight into American history before the Civil War.
The Collected Writings of James Henley Thornwell is a four-volume set that includes essays and lectures on various doctrinal topics, an analysis of Calvin’s Institutes, and questions from examinations given by Thornwell when he was a professor. In the thousands of pages collected here he discusses doctrine, philosophy, wisdom for Christian daily living, church structure, beliefs of the Catholic Church, papal controversies, and much more.
Professor Eugene Genovese describes Thornwell as wanting “to envision a Christian society that could reconcile, so far as possible in a world haunted by evil, the conflicting claims of a social order with social justice and both with the freedom and dignity of the individual.” These ideas shine through in Thornwell’s writings, which are now more accessible than ever through Logos Bible Software.
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- Theological writings from one of the nineteenth century’s leading Southern Presbyterian theologians
- Historic sermons and documentation from the years leading up to the Civil War
- A look at the state of the American church in the nineteenth century
- Title: The Collected Writings of James Henley Thornwell
- Author: James Henley Thornwell
- Publisher: Presbyterian Committee of Publication
- Volumes: 4
- Pages: 2,786
James Henley Thornwell, born in 1812, was a Southern Presbyterian minister from South Carolina. He was a professor both at South Carolina College and Presbyterian Theological Seminary in Columbia, and penned many theological essays throughout his life. A contemporary of Robert Lewis Dabney and Charles Hodge, he founded the Southern Presbyterian Review and was one of the leading figures in the establishment of the Presbyterian Church in the Confederate States of America. Thornwell was highly involved with the current day’s political situation—a vocal proponent of slavery and supporter of the South during the Civil War. He died in 1862 after a long battle with tuberculosis.