J. Gresham Machen’s Libertarian Letters to the Editor

· Tim Hopper

A collection of Machen's letters opposing government overreach, from anti-sedition laws to federal education departments.

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Sunday school class on American Presbyterian History

· Tim Hopper

My friend Matthew Ezzell and I taught a Sunday school class on American Presbyterian History at Shiloh Presbyterian Church.

My friend Matthew Ezzell and I taught a Sunday school class on American Presbyterian History at Shiloh Presbyterian Church.

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The Early Years of the Orthodox Presbyterian Church

· Tim Hopper

The Orthodox Presbyterian Church's first tumultuous decade (1936-1946), including internal conflicts over fundamentalism, Machen's death, and the 1937 split that formed the Bible Presbyterian Church.

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The Formation of the Orthodox Presbyterian Church

· Tim Hopper

The events from 1923 to 1936 that led to the formation of the Orthodox Presbyterian Church, including the Auburn Affirmation, Princeton Seminary reorganization, and Machen's trial.

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J. Gresham Machen and the Fundamentalist–Modernist Controversy

· Tim Hopper

The life and theology of J. Gresham Machen, author of Christianity and Liberalism, and his role in the fundamentalist-modernist controversy of the 1920s.

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Where the Churches Are Now?

· Tim Hopper

A map of the distribution of PCA, OPC, and RPCES congregations in 1979.

A map of the distribution of PCA, OPC, and RPCES congregations in 1979.

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Questions I’m Asking

· Tim Hopper

Some questions I've pondered about the history of presbyterianism.

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Founding Ministers of the OPC

· Tim Hopper

Names of the ministers who formed the first general assembly of the Orthodox Presbyterian Church

Names of the ministers who formed the first general assembly of the Orthodox Presbyterian Church

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The Calling of the Westminster Assembly

· Tim Hopper

John Murray writes of the calling of the Westminster Assembly by the Long Parliament in 1643

John Murray writes of the calling of the Westminster Assembly by the Long Parliament in 1643

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“On Being Like-Minded” by Richard B. Gaffin

· Tim Hopper

Dr. Richard Gaffin on the biblical command for Christian like-mindedness.

Dr. Richard Gaffin on the biblical command for Christian like-mindedness.

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