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Full Name George M. Marsden Born February 25, 1939 (age 85) ( 1939-02-25 ) Alma mater Yale UniversityWestminster Theological SeminaryHaverford College Institutions University of Notre DameDuke Divinity SchoolCalvin College Main interests American Evangelicalism Nominations National Book Critics Circle Award for Biography Books Jonathan Edwards, The Twilight of the Ameri, Fundamentalism and American, The soul of the American, The outrageous idea of C | ||
the old learning the new light and the enlightenment by george marsden
George M. Marsden (born February 25, 1939) is an historian who has written extensively on the interaction between Christianity and American culture, particularly on Christianity in American higher education and on American Evangelicalism. He is best known for his award-winning biography of the New England clergyman and theological writer Jonathan Edwards, a prominent theologian of Colonial America.
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- the old learning the new light and the enlightenment by george marsden
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- Biography
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George marsden the lasting vitality of c s lewis mere christianity torrey lecture
Biography
Marsden attended Haverford College, Westminster Theological Seminary, and Yale University, completing a Ph.D. in American history under Professor Sydney Ahlstrom. He taught at Calvin College (1965–1986), Duke Divinity School (1986–1992), and as Francis A. McAnaney Professor of History at The University of Notre Dame (1992–2008). As of 2017 Marsden is Emeritus Professor of History University of Notre Dame.