PCA Historical Center: The History Behind the RPCES, by George P. Hutchinson

The History Behind the Reformed Presbyterian Church, Evangelical Synod by George P. Hutchinson
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Bibliographic citation: Hutchinson, George P., The History Behind the Reformed Presbyterian Church, Evangelical Synod. Cherry Hill, NJ: Mack Publishing Company, 1974. xxi, 448 p.; illustrations; 23 cm.]

TABLE OF CONTENTS
	Introduction by History of the Church Committee	ix
	Abbreviations	xi
	Acknowledgements	xiii
	Foreword by Paul Woolley	xv
	Author's Preface	xvii
1.	The Nature of Presbyterianism	1
	Historic Presbyterianism One Infallible Authority The Confession of Faith Presbyterian Church Life The Presbyterian Church	2 4 9 15 19
2.	The Reformed Presbyterian Church in America	23
	The Covenanted Reformation The Reformed Presbyterian Conscience Reformed Presbyterianism in America Reformation Principles Exhibited The Covenanter Church	24 29 39 48 59
3.	The Reformed Presbyterian Church, General Synod	65
	Optimism and Progress Disruption and Recovery Division and Decline Change and Crisis A Changed Church	66 70 82 95 103
4.	The Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A.	109
	Beginnings of Organization Old Side -- New Side The General Assembly Old School -- New School A Reunited Church	110 116 124 131 145
5.	The Broadening Church in the U.S.A.	153
	Rise of Modernism Reaction of Fundamentalism The Princeton Tradition Triumph of Indifferentism The Broadened Church	154 163 175 183 191
6.	The Presbyterian Separatist Movement	195
	Christianity and Liberalism A New Reformation A True Presbyterian Church The Division of 1937 A Testifying Church	195 206 215 224 237
7.	The Bible Presbyterian Church	245
	Bible Presbyterian Synod Testimony of Separation The Throes of Controversy The Division of 1956 Conflict With Movementism	246 253 270 285 293
8.	The Evangelical Presbyterian Church	299
	The Columbus Synod Bible Presbyterian Agencies Evangelical Presbyterian Concerns An Evangelical Church Evangelical Presbyterianism	300 306 315 332 345
9.	The Reformed Presbyterian Church, Evangelical Synod	353
	A New Beginning A Fresh Start Lookout Mountain Wedding The Evangelical Synod Reformed Presbyterianism	354 367 380 386 403
10.	The Necessity for Consistent Christianity	409
	A Noble Vision Bible Presbyterianism Calvinistic Evangelicalism Building the Church A Burning Love	410 415 421 427 434
	Select Bibliography for Further Reading	437
	Index	439
	Photographs between pages 212 and 213.