The Colporteur #3 - A Conversation With Dr. John Fesko About Henry Boynton Smith

In the third episode of The Colporteur, I talk with Dr. John Fesko, Professor of Systematic and Historical Theology at Reformed Theological Seminary in Jackson, MS, about Henry Boynton Smith, a New School Presbyterian professor at Union Theological Seminary in New York. We discuss Smith’s life, New School and Old School theology, and the New Divinity, looking particularly at Smith's 1855 inaugural address.

Let me know how you like these conversations, and if there is anyone you think I should try to talk to about some aspect of American Presbyterian history, biography, or bibliography.

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The Colporteur #2 - A Conversation With Brian Peterson About Jonathan Dickinson

I had so much fun talking with Miles Smith about George Armstrong last week, I decided to do it again. This time, I’ve interviewed Pastor Brian Peterson, Pastor of Surfside Presbyterian Church (PCA) in Myrtle Beach, SC, and a D. Min. student at RTS-Charlotte under Dr. Don Fortson. Brian is working on the life and ministry of Jonathan Dickinson, a relatively under-studied figure in American Presbyterianism. We have several of his works on our site, and Brian and I discuss one particular sermon on the dangers of schisms and contentions in the ministry. I learned a lot about Dickinson, and I hope you will as well in this 48 minute video.

If you have any suggestions on others who would make good conversation partners on some aspect of 18th-19th century American Presbyterianism, please let me know!