{"product_id":"1843-h-woods-the-history-of-the-presbyterian-controversy-scarce-louisville-imprint","title":"1843 HERVEY WOODS. The History of the Presbyterian Controversy. Scarce Louisville Imprint.","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003ePublished in 1843 in Louisville, Kentucky, Hervey Woods’ \u003ci\u003eThe History of the Presbyterian Controversy\u003c\/i\u003e is a significant contemporary account of the Schism of 1837, which split the Presbyterian Church into \"Old School\" and \"New School\" factions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eWriting just six years after the split, Woods provides an \"insider\" historical perspective on the events that led to the excision of four synods by the General Assembly.As a staunch defender of the Old School party, Woods favored strict adherence to the Westminster Confession and opposed the \"Plan of Union\" with Congregationalists. His work serves as a primary source for the theological and procedural arguments used by conservatives of that era.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThe \"Early Sketches\" portion of the book traces the origins of the church back to the Westminster Assembly. By linking the 1837 controversy to centuries of Presbyterian history, Woods argued that the Old School was the true successor to historic Reformed Christianity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Aptos; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\"\u003ePublished in Louisville, the book highlights how the controversy played out on the \"chaotic frontier\" of the American West and illustrates the struggle to maintain traditional church order as the denomination pushed westward.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWoods, H[ervey]. The History of the Presbyterian Controversy, with Early Sketches of Presbyterianism. Louisville. Printed by N. H. White, Market Street. 1843. 204pp.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFair only. Text block is solid with scattered foxing as shown, tears to prelims. Front board present, but detached. Rear board absent. Ready to be re-cased.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Specs Fine Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43198538481700,"sku":null,"price":100.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0093\/3910\/9435\/files\/01-27-2026SpecsFineBooks-19.jpg?v=1769628661","url":"https:\/\/specsfinebooks.com\/products\/1843-h-woods-the-history-of-the-presbyterian-controversy-scarce-louisville-imprint","provider":"Specs Fine Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}