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J. Gresham Machen and the Crisis of Presbyterian Identity

In this episode Camden Bucey and Danny Olinger continue their walk through Fighting the Good Fight: A Brief History of the Orthodox Presbyterian Church by D. G. Hart and John Muether. After sharing news about new OPC history publications, they turn to pp. 11–26 of the book and discuss the origins of the Orthodox Presbyterian Church through the lens of J. Gresham Machen and the crisis of Presbyterian identity. The conversation explores why Machen preferred to be known not simply as a “fundamentalist,” but as a Calvinist and confessional Presbyterian. Camden and Danny examine the 1920 Philadelphia Plan for Church Union, the distinctives of Presbyterian doctrine, worship, and polity, and the recurring tensions in Presbyterian history between revivalism and confessional precision. They also trace the growing modernist controversy—from Fosdick and the Auburn Affirmation to denominational commissions that denied liberalism was present in the church—and explain why Machen insisted that theological liberalism was not another variety of Christianity, but a different religion altogether.  This episode helps listeners understand that the OPC did not arise merely from a generic culture war, but from a deeply Presbyterian struggle over doctrine, identity, and faithfulness. Chapters 00:00 — Introduction and series update 02:21 — New OPC history publications and project updates 07:23 — Today’s focus: Machen and the crisis of Presbyterian identity 11:58 — The Philadelphia Plan and the question of church union 18:53 — What makes Presbyterianism distinct 25:50 — Old School, New School, revivalism, and Presbyterian tensions 34:26 — Supernatural Christianity versus liberalism 41:05 — Fosdick, the Auburn Affirmation, and the denominational crisis 45:07 — Machen’s argument: liberalism is a different religion 46:15 — Westminster Seminary, the OPC, and closing reflections