The Sermon Delivered at the Inauguration of the Rev. Archibald Alexander

by Archibald Alexander

Publisher:

Whiting and Watson

, 1812

Overview

This volume contains material from Archibald Alexander’s inauguration as professor of theology at Princeton Theological Seminary. The first part contains a sermon delivered by Samuel Miller, who at the time was pastor of the Church on Wall Street in New York, and would later become a prominent professor of theology at Princeton. His sermon is written to encourage Alexander in his new vocation, and draws extensively from Paul’s letters to Timothy. The second part of this volume contains Archibald Alexander’s discourse on theological education. He locates theological study—at Princeton in particular—within the entire sweep of church history, determining its contents and reiterating the importance of its subjects in a curriculum for ministry training.

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Key Features

• Sermon delivered by Samuel Miller which draws extensively from Paul’s letters to Timothy
• Archibald Alexander’s discourse on theological education

Product Details

• Title: The Sermon Delivered at the Inauguration of the Rev. Archibald Alexander
• Author: Archibald Alexander
• Publisher: Whiting and Watson
• Publication Date: 1812
• Pages: 122

About Archibald Alexander

Archibald Alexander (1772–1851) an American educator and theologian, he was President of Hampton-Sydney College (Virginia) from 1797 to 1806. In 1807 he became pastor of Pine Street Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia. He received the Doctor of Divinity in 1810 from the College of New Jersey. He is most noted as founder and first principal of Princeton Seminary serving there from 1812 to 1840. As principal and professor of theology, he is considered the first of the great “Princeton theologians.” He continued as professor at Princeton until his death in 1851. He was buried in Princeton Cemetery.