Hodge distinguished himself from other theologians by his philosophy. Although he never called himself a metaphysician, he had a bright intellect. He followed Reformed theology. He agreed with his father that he had been teaching and writing nothing new towards the end of his life and had no unique theological dogmas.
Though he taught the same philosophy as his Father, he was independent and dedicated. He wrote substantial Schaff-Herzog, McClintock, and Johnson encyclopedia entries. He founded and regularly contributed to the Presbyterian Review.
Who Are Alexander Hodge’s Parents Sarah and Charles?
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Alexander Hodge Charles and Sarah Hodge are parents. Charles and Sarah Hodge welcomed him in Princeton, New Jersey, on July 18, 1823. He was called Archibald Alexander after Charles’ mentor and Princeton Seminary’s founder.
Hodge attended Princeton Theological Seminary from 1847 to 1841 after enrolling at the College of New Jersey (later Princeton University). Princeton Theological Seminary was led by Reformed Presbyterian theologian Charles Hodge from 1851 until 1878. Princeton Theology, a Calvinist tradition, was his mainstay in America in the 19th century.
He persuasively argued that the Bible is God’s inspired word. His ideas were adopted by Fundamentalists and Evangelicals in the 20th century. Charles Hodge married Alexander’s mother, Sarah Bache, Benjamin Franklin’s great-granddaughter, the same year because he was wealthy. Hodge founded Chi Phi in 1824 with Robert Baird and Archibald Alexander. In 1825, he founded the quarterly Biblical Repertory to interpret European Bible scholarship.
Alexander Hodge Family and Ethnicity
In the middle of the nineteenth century, American Presbyterianism’s best biblical scholar and theologian raised Hodge, a precious privilege. He was reared in Princeton, New Jersey, a lovely and intellectually stimulating city.
He married Elizabeth Bent Holliday on June 18 and left for Allahabad, India, their service region, on June 19. In 1850, battlefield ailments caused him and his wife to return to the US with their two children. He united conflicting factions and helped to the Allahabad mission despite his limited service.
More importantly, his time on the mission field reinforced his commitment to the cause, helped him comprehend missionary issues, and created a lifetime interest in foreign work that made him a trustworthy resource for his students considering missionary service.
In 1864, the Western Theological Seminary in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, offered him the systematic theology chair. He stayed there until 1877 when he was called to Princeton to help his father Charles Hodge the prominent systematic theology chair.
Alexander undertook all systematic theology chair duties in 1878. He died of “a severe cold that settled in his kidneys” in Princeton, New Jersey, on November 12, 1886.
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