Ian Hamilton is the Associate Minister of Smithton Culloden Free Church of Scotland, Inverness. Prior to that he served as the minister of Cambridge Presbyterian Church. He serves on the Board of The Banner of Truth Trust.
In an era where the drive in some quarters to watering down
confessional commitment precisely as a means of strengthening
orthodoxy seems almost irresistible, Ian Hamilton's study of
nineteenth century Scottish Presbyterianism is a timely reminder:
revisions of confessions and terms of subscription have often
proved to be anything but friendly towards a robust Christianity, a
point made here with scholarly grace and theological acumen. It is
good to see this book back in print and made available to a wider
audience.
*Carl R. Trueman (Professor of Biblical and Religious Studies,
Grove City College, Pennsylvania)*
The Erosion of Calvinist Orthodoxy is an invaluable historical case
study of the fascinating and complex issues of Christian orthodoxy.
In it Ian Hamilton carefully traces the arguments and positions
which eventually fed into the theological liberalism of the 19th
and 20th centuries that has left the church moribund.But perhaps
the chief value of Ian Hamilton's work is the sobering message it
carries for the contemporary church, where some views regarded as
new and ground-breaking bear an uncanny resemblance to those that
once led to the spiritual wasteland. Ignorance of the past often
leads to the repetition of its mistakes. Ian Hamilton here provides
an important historical antidote for such theological amnesia.
*Sinclair B. Ferguson (Chancellor’s Professor of Systematic
Theology, Reformed Theological Seminary, Jackson, Mississippi)*
What strikes me most about this revised edition is its relevance to
our situation today and Pastor Hamilton's careful research,
scholarly precision, and warm style make the book very useful to
the scholar and accessible to the ordinary reader.
*Joseph A. Pipa Jr. (President, Greenville Presbyterian Theological
Seminary, Greenville, South Carolina)*
Ian Hamilton's The Erosion of Calvinist Orthodoxy is the seminal
modern study of confessional subscription in the Scottish
tradition. His recounting of the story, and his conclusions, are of
direct relevance, not only to Presbyterians, but to all who are
committed to confessional fidelity in the great evangelical
Protestant tradition. Any further study of this important topic
must reckon with Hamilton's account and findings.
*Ligon Duncan (Chancellor and CEO, Reformed Theological Seminary)*
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