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Nathaniel William Taylor and Thomas Reid: Scottish common-sense philosophy's impact upon the formation of New Haven theology in Antebellum America

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 June 2005

Michael W. DeLashmutt
Michael W. DeLashmutt
Affiliation:
No 4 The Square, Department of Theology, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, G12 8QQ m.delashmutt@arts.gla.ac.uk
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Abstract

This paper will examine the relationship between Scottish common-sense philosophy and the formation of New Haven Theology. It will be illustrated that Nathaniel William Taylor's adaptations of orthodox Calvinism (particularly the doctrines of election and predestination and total depravity) relied heavily upon the principles of common-sense philosophy found in the work of Thomas Reid. Furthermore, it will be argued that Taylor's adaptation of Calvinism was a necessary accommodation to the phenomenon of mass conversion and evangelism during the Second Great Awakening.

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Research Article
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Scottish Journal of Theology , Volume 59 , Series 1 , February 2006 , pp. 59 - 82
Copyright
© Scottish Journal of Theology Ltd 2005

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