At the end of the nineteenth century, Augustus Strong emerged as
one of the most influential church leaders and theologians in
America. But, as Grant Wacker reveals in this masterful study,
Strong also proved to be as tragic a figure as he was influential.
Strong was forced to choose between conceptual worlds that were, to
him, equally incompatible and compelling. Strong wrestled with how
the critical study of history, exemplified in the method commonly
called "historicism" (or "historical consciousness"), can be
reconciled with the many ahistorical assumptions embedded in the
claims of traditional Christianity. Is the notion of human
sinfulness, for example, simply an artifact of time and place? Or
does it carry an underlying truth that endures, independent of the
biblical context and interpretation of classic Christian thinkers?
Strong acquired a historical awareness considered rare among
conservative scholars. Despite cultivating this historical
sensibility, he struggled with its implications. In the end, Wacker
writes, Strong "clung to the conviction that the faith once
delivered unto the fathers somehow stands above the vicissitudes of
history, even as he became increasingly conscious that all things
human are fragile creations of time and place." This edition,
complete with a new preface, reveals why Strong remains relevant
today. Strong, though a man of his time, illustrates the perennial
conflict created by competing interests of theology and history, a
conflict that still torments those who seek to be faithful to the
obligations of both the church and academy.
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