Systematic Theology, Volume 1

Charles Hodge is a well-known and important theologian and a defender of Calvinism. He taught at Princeton Theological Seminary for fifty years, and 3,000 ministers of the Gospel passed under his instruction. He was accorded the rare privilege, during a long life, of achieving distinction as a teacher, exegete, preacher, controversialist, ecclesiastic, and systematic theologian. He had a significant impact on the intellectual climate of the 19th century. His Systematic Theology is his greatest work. Composed of three separate volumes, it addresses some of the most important theological questions of both that time and our current time. The first volume contains an introduction and then addresses Theology Proper--the study of God. The second volume examines Anthropology--the study of human beings--and Soteriology--the study of salvation. The third and final volume discusses Eschatology--the study of end times. Hodge's Systematic Theology is clearly a work of Reformed thought but is profitable for study even outside the Reformed community. Further, this unabridged version of his work retains the mastery of Hodge's work. Since the first publication of these volumes, countless theologians and pastors have found them helpful.