Hughes Oliphant Old

Who is Hughes Oliphant Old?

Hughes Oliphant Old is John H. Leith Professor of Reformed Theology and Worship at Erskine Theological Seminary. He is also the dean of Erskine's Institute For Reformed Worship. He received his Bachelor of Divinity from Princeton Theological Seminary in 1958 and his Doctor of Theology from the University of Neuchâtel in 1971. He was appointed a member of the Center of Theological Inquiry in Princeton, NJ in 1985. He taught at Princeton Seminary from 1998 to 2003. Among his works are Worship: Reformed According to Scripture, The Patristic Roots of Reformed Worship, The Shaping of the Reformed Baptismal Rite in the Sixteenth Century, Leading in Prayer: A Workbook for Ministers, and a seven-volume history of preaching.