Evangelical theology: A course of popular lectures

by Archibald Alexander Hodge

Book by Hodge, Archibald A.

Genres: Theology

456 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1976

About the author

Archibald Alexander Hodge (July 18, 1823 – November 12, 1886), an American Presbyterian leader, was the principal of Princeton Seminary between 1878 and 1886. He was the son of Charles Hodge, named after the first principal of Princeton Seminary, Archibald Alexander.

Reviews

[Peter Bringe · Rating 4 out of 5]

I have enjoyed reading parts of this book over the years, but this is the first time I read it cover to cover. Some of the chapters are better than others. For example, I don’t think he was right to say that “justification must precede regeneration” since justification is through faith, which is produced in regeneration (and Hodge was a Calvinist, so I am not sure how we would have explained the conundrum if pressed on that point). But some of the chapters I would give the full five stars. I especially like the three chapters on the kingdom of Christ - “The Kingly Office of Christ,” “The Kingdom of Christ,” and “The Law of the Kingdom.” It is not light reading, but the style of presentation (“popular lectures”) is quite engaging.

[Dane Jöhannsson · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is not the same as A.A. Hodge's larger (and more thorough) work of systematics, "Outlines of Theology". These are occasional lectures on many of the systematic loci of theology. This work is engaging and helpful. Hodge, like his father before him, clearly lays out the historic reformed doctrines, though parting from them from time to time. In my opinion, this work is better than his outlines.