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J. Gresham Machen

Alexis Pietrowski

Eng.111

Elliot Adams

Dec.6th.2007

J. Gresham Machen

Biography
Birthplace and Early Education
John Hopkins University and Studying Abroad in Germany
Professor at Princeton Seminary and Liberalism
Founding of Westminster Seminary and Orthodox Presbyterian Church
Thought and Philosophy
Importance of the Christian Family
Importance of the Church
Salvation and Faith
Impact on Society
Defending Christianity from Modernism
Loss of Friends
Westminster Seminary and School Growth
J. Gresham Machen

John Gresham Machen was born in Baltimore, Maryland on July 28th 1881 to parents Arthur Webster and Mary Hones Gresham. From an early age Machen was taught lessons of the bible and of Jesus. His family attended a Presbyterian church called Franklyn Street Presbyterian. (Wikipedia) Machen's father was a lawyer and therefore Machen was considered to be brought up in a rather privileged home. He attendee a private......

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