Orthodoxy and Heterodoxy: A Miscellany
Overview
Orthodoxy and Heterodoxy is comprised of articles written for special occasions or for publication in various periodicals. These articles cover topics in theology and ethics, and attempt to define both orthodoxy and its task. In this volume, Shedd aims to defend the historical faith—both its doctrines and the theologians who espouse them—and he summons the church to preserve the historic creeds and maintain the ancient disciplines. The volume also includes four political articles on the American Civil War.
- Title: Orthodoxy and Heterodoxy: A Miscellany
- Author: William G.T. Shedd
- Publisher: Charles Scribner & Co.
- Publication Date: 1893
- Pages: 297
William Shedd (1820–1894) is considered one of the greatest theologians of the American Presbyterian church. He studied at the University of Vermont under James Marsh, where he encountered the writings of Samuel Taylor. Shedd graduated from Andover Theological Seminary in 1843 and, soon after, became a minister for a congregational church in Vermont for two years.
Shedd taught at many universities, including University of Vermont, Auburn Theological Seminary, Andover Theological Seminary, and Union Theological Seminary. While at Union, Shedd defended the Reformed theology of Old School Presbyterian against the increasing influence of modernism and higher criticism.
One of Shedd’s better-known titles is Dogmatic Theology. Other titles include A History of Christian Doctrine and The Doctrine of Endless Punishment, which can be found in the William G. T. Shedd Collection.