Charles Hodge

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1797 – 1878

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Who was Charles Hodge?

Charles Hodge was an important Presbyterian theologian and principal of Princeton Theological Seminary between 1851 and 1878. He was a leading exponent of the Princeton theology, an orthodox Calvinist theological tradition in America during the 19th century. He argued strongly for the authority of the Bible as the Word of God. Many of his ideas were adopted in the 20th century by Fundamentalists and Evangelicals.

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Born
Dec 27, 1797
Philadelphia
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  • United States of America
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Education
  • Princeton University
  • Princeton Theological Seminary
  • The College of New Jersey
Died
Jun 19, 1878

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on July 23, 2013

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