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J. Gresham (John Gresham) Machen
1881–1937
A leading Presbyterian scholar and teacher, he became one of the best-known defenders of historic Christian belief in early 20th-century America. His clear, forceful writing—especially on the clash between orthodox Christianity and modern theology—still draws readers today.
3 Audiobooks
A Brief Bible History: A Survey of the Old and New Testaments
by James Oscar Boyd, J. Gresham (John Gresham) Machen
The Literature and History of New Testament Times
by J. Gresham (John Gresham) Machen
The Origin of Paul's Religion
by J. Gresham (John Gresham) Machen
About the author
Born in Baltimore in 1881, he studied at Johns Hopkins University, Princeton Theological Seminary, and in Germany before building his career as a New Testament scholar. He taught at Princeton Theological Seminary for many years and became widely known for his careful scholarship and his strong opposition to theological modernism.
His best-known book, Christianity and Liberalism (1923), argued that liberal theology was not simply another form of Christianity but a different religion altogether. That plainspoken argument helped make him a central figure in one of the major Protestant controversies of his era.
After the reorganization of Princeton Seminary, he helped found Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia in 1929 as a more conservative alternative. Near the end of his life, he also played a key role in founding the Orthodox Presbyterian Church. He died in 1937, but his books and essays continue to be read by students, pastors, and anyone interested in American religious history.