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Philip Schaff taught at the German Reformed Theological Seminary in Mercersburg, Pennsylvania.

Philip Schaff is buried at Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, New York.

Philip Schaff is buried at Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, New York.

Das Verhältniss des Jakobus, Bruders des Herrn, zu Jakobus Alphäi (1842, 1843)

The Principle of Protestantism as Related to the Present State of the Church (1845)

What is Church History? A Vindication of the Idea of Historical Development (1846)

The Birth Day of the Church (1850)

Neander’s Life of Christ (1848)

The Life and Character of St. John (1850)

Recollections of Neander (1851)

History of the Apostolic Church: With a General Introduction to Church History (1851, 1853)

Systematic Benevolence (1852)

Neander as a Church Historian (1852)

German Theology and the Church Question (1852, 1853)

The Life and Labours of St. Augustine: A Historical Sketch (1854)

Geschichte der Apostolischen Kirche, nebst einer allgemeinen Einleitung in die Kirchengeschichte (1854)

Amerika (1854, 1858)

America: A Sketch of the Political, Social, and Religious Character of the United States of North America (1855)

American Nationality: Address Delivered Before the Irving Society of the College of St. James, Md., June 11th, 1856 (1856)

The Evangelical Church Diet of Germany (1857)

The State Church System in Europe (1857)

John Calvin (1857)

The Evangelical Alliance at Berlin (1857)

A Presbyterian Liturgy (1857)

Impressions of England (1857)

Christianity in America (1857)

Germany: Its Universities, Theology, and Religion (1857)

The New Liturgy (1858)

Savonarola (1858)

Gnosticism (1858)

The Ascetic System (1858)

The Influence of the Early Church on the Institution of Slavery (1858)

Tertullian (1858)

The Conflict of Trinitarianism and Unitarianism in the Ante-Nicene Age (1858)

The Oldest Opposition to Christianity, and Its Defense (1858)

History of the Christian Church, Vol. 1 (1858, 1910)

The Synod at Frederick (1859)

The Athanasian Creed (1859)

The Crystal Palace at Sydenham (1859)

Constantine the Great (1860)

Deutsches Gesangbuch (1860)

Julian the Apostate (1861)

The Moral Character of Christ: or, The Perfection of Christ’s Humanity, a Proof of His Divinity (1861)

Slavery and the Bible: A Tract For the Times (1861)

A Catechism for Sunday Schools and Families: In Fifty-Two Lessons. With Proof-Texts and Notes (1862, 1871)

The Heidelberg Catechism (1863)

The Tercentenary Jubilee of the Heidelberg Catechism (1863)

The Anglo-American Sabbath (1863)

Constantine the Great, and the Downfall of Paganism in the Roman Empire (1863)

The Union of Church and State in the Nicene Age, and Its Effects Upon Public Morals and Religion: An Historical Essay (1864)

The Saints of the Desert: St. Anthony of Egypt, and Symeon the Stylite (1864)

St. Jerome (1864)

The Donatist Controversy (1864)

Lange's Theological and Homiletical Commentary (1864)

Leo the Great and the Papacy in the Fifth and Sixth Centuries (1864)

The Hagiology and Hagiolatry of Romanism (1865)

The Development of the Ancient Catholic Hierarchy (1865-1866)

The Person of Christ: The Miracle of History (1865)

The Person of Christ: The Perfection of His Humanity Viewed as a Proof of His Divinity (1865, 1880)

The Patristic Doctrine on the Eucharist (1866)

The Ecumenical Councils (1866)

The Monophysite Churches of the East (1866)

Greek and Latin Hymnology (1866)

The Genius and Theology of St. Augustine (1867)

Gregory the Theologian (1867)

History of the Christian Church, Vol. 2 (1867, 1870)

History of the Christian Church, Vol. 3 (1867)

Christ in Song: Hymns of Immanuel (1868)

The Romance of M. Renan, and the Christ of the Gospels (1868)

Letter Book, Vol. 1 (1868-1869)

Letter Book, Vol. 2 (1869-1870)

A Sweet Sorrow (1870)

Letter Book, Vol. 3 (1870-1871)

Letter Book, Vol. 4 (1871-1874)

The Theology For Our Age and Country (1872)

The Vatican Council (1873)

The Old Catholic Church (1873)

History, Essays, Orations, and Other Documents of the Sixth General Conference of the Evangelical Alliance, Held in New York, October 2-12, 1873 (1874)

Hymns and Songs of Praise For Public and Social Worship (1874)

A Commentary on the Holy Scriptures, Vol. 8: The Book of Job (1874)

Letter Book, Vol. 5 (1874-1876)

Calvin’s Life and Labors (1875)

The Vatican Decrees in Their Bearing on Civil Allegiance: A Political Expostulation (1875)

Letter Book, Vol. 6 (1876-1878)

The Heidelberg Catechism (1876)

In Memoriam: Our Children in Heaven (1876)

The Harmony of the Reformed Confessions (1877)

The Creeds of Christendom, Vol. 1 (1877)

The Creeds of Christendom, Vol. 2 (1877, 1896)

The Creeds of Christendom, Vol. 3 (1877)

Through Bible Lands: Notes of Travel in Egypt, the Desert, and Palestine (1878)

Letter Book, Vol. 7 (1878-1880)

Disputed Scripture Localities (1878)

The Anglo-American Bible Revision (1879)

Progress of Christianity in the United States of America (1879)

Anglo-American Bible Revision (1879)

The Resurrection of Christ: The Test of Christianity (1880)

The Chronology of the Life of Christ (1880)

The Peter of History and the Peter of Fiction (1880)

A Christian Catechism for Sunday-Schools and Families (1880)

A Dictionary of the Bible (1880, 1887)

Letter Book, Vol. 8 (1880-1881)

The Old Version and the New (1881)

The Revised New Testament (1881)

Review of Victor Ryssel, Gregorius Thaumaturgus (1881)

Review of Dr. C.V.S. Freihl von Bunsen's Allgemeines evangelisches Gesang-und Gebetbuch zum Kirchen-und Hausgebrauch (1881)

The Epistle of Paul to the Galatians (1881)

A Library of Religious Poetry: A Collection of the Best Poems of All Ages and Tongues (1881)

Introduction to Westcott & Hort, The New Testament in the Original Greek (1881)

St. John (1882)

Rationalistic Testimonies to Christ (1882)

The Gospel According to Matthew (1882)

A Religious Encyclopaedia: or Dictionary of Biblical, Historical, Doctrinal, and Practical Theology, Vol. 1 (1882)

The Revised Version and Its Critics (1883)

A Companion to the Greek Testament and the English Version (1883, 1903)

A Religious Encyclopedia: or Dictionary of Biblical, Historical, Doctrinal, and Practical Theology, Vol. 2 (1883)

St. Paul (1883)

The Probable Fate of the Revision (1883)

Immortality (1883)

Studies in Eschatology (1883)

Montanism and Its Modern Representatives (1883)

A Religious Encyclopaedia: or Dictionary of Biblical, Historical, Doctrinal, and Practical Theology, Vol. 3 (1884)

Melanchthon (1884)

The Oldest Church Manual Called the Teaching of the Twelve Apostles: The Didache (1885)

Documentary History of the American Committee on Revision (1885)

Christ and Christianity (1885)

The Idiom and Vocabulary of the Teaching of the Twelve Apostles (1885)

Recent Theological Literature in Germany: Controversies About the Waldensian Bible and the Revision of Luther’s Version, Ritschl’s Theology in Poetry (1885)

Saint Augustin, Melanchthon, Neander: Three Biographies (1886)

History of the Christian Church, Vol. 4 (1886, 1905)

A Select Library of the Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers of the Christian Church, Vol. 1: The Confessions and Letters of St. Augustin [First Series] (1886)

The Confessions of Augustine (1886)

The Revision of the Old Testament: Opinions of Eminent German Hebraists on the Revision of the Massoretic Text (1886)

Luther on the Wartburg (1887)

Encyclopedia of Living Divines and Christian Workers of All Denominations in Europe and America (1887)

A Select Library of the Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers of the Christian Church, Vol. 2: St. Augustin's City of God and Christian Doctrine [First Series] (1887)

A Select Library of the Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers of the Christian Church, Vol. 3: St. Augustin: On the Holy Trinity. Doctrinal Treatises. Moral Treatises [First Series] (1887)

A Select Library of the Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers of the Christian Church, Vol. 4: St. Augustin: The Writings Against the Manichæans, and Against the Donatists [First Series] (1887)

A Select Library of the Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers of the Christian Church, Vol. 5: Saint Augustin: Anti-Pelagian Writings [First Series] (1887)

John Chrysostom, the Greatest Preacher of the Greek Church: A Sketch of His and Work (1888)

Chrysostom at Constantinople (1888)

A Select Library of the Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers of the Christian Church, Vol. 6: Saint Augustin: Sermon on the Mount. Harmony of the Gospels. Homilies on the Gospels [First Series] (1888)

A Select Library of the Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers of the Christian Church, Vol. 7: St. Augustin: Homilies on the Gospel of John. Homilies on the First Epistle of John [First Series] (1888)

A Select Library of the Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers of the Christian Church, Vol. 8: St. Augustin: Expositions on the Book of Psalms [First Series] (1888)

Church and State in the United States: The American Idea of Religious Liberty and Its Practical Effects (1888)

History of the Christian Church, Vol. 6 (1888, 1904)

The Progress of Religious Freedom as Shown in the History of Toleration Acts (1889)

History of the Edict of Nantes: An Address Delivered Before the Huguenot Society of America, March 21, 1889 (1889, 1891)

The Revision of the Westminster Confession of Faith (1889)

A Select Library of the Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers of the Christian Church, Vol. 9: St. Chrysostom: On the Priesthood; Ascetic Treatises; Select Homilies and Letters; Homilies on the Statutes [First Series] (1889)

A Select Library of the Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers of the Christian Church, Vol. 10: St. Chrysostom: Homilies on the Gospel of St. Matthew [First Series] (1889, 1908)

A Select Library of the Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers of the Christian Church, Vol. 11: St. Chrysostom: Homilies on the Acts of the Apostles and the Epistle to the Romans [First Series] (1889)

A Select Library of the Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers of the Christian Church, Vol. 12: St. Chrysostom: Homilies on the Epistles of Paul to the Corinthians [First Series] (1889)

A Select Library of the Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers of the Christian Church, Vol. 13: St. Chrysostom: Homilies on Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, Thessalonians, Timothy, Titus, and Philemon [First Series] (1889)

Dante’s Theology (1890)

Creed Revision in the Presbyterian Churches (1890)

Literature and Poetry (1890)

Dante and the Divina Commedia (1890)

A Select Library of the Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers of the Christian Church, Vol. 14: St. Chrysostom: Homilies on the Gospel of St. John and the Epistle to the Hebrews [First Series] (1890)

A Select Library of the Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers of the Christian Church, Vol. 1: Eusebius: Church History from A.D. 1–324, Life of Constantine the Great, Oration in Praise of Constantine [Second Series] (1890)

Did Luther Commit Suicide? (1890)

Laurentius Valla: A Pioneer of Historical Criticism (1891)

On Revision (1891)

Heinrich Bullinger, the Successor of Zwingli and Second Antistes of Zurich (1891)

The Renaissance and the Reformation (1891)

The Renaissance: The Revival of Learning and Art in the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Centuries (1891)

Saint Chrysostom and Saint Augustin (1891)

A Select Library of the Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers of the Christian Church, Vol. 2: Socrates, Sozomenus: Church Histories[Second Series] (1891)

Introduction to Emanuel V. Gerhart, Institutes of the Christian Religion (1891)

The Friendship of Calvin and Melanchthon (1892)

Other Heresy Trials and the Briggs Case (1892)

Calvin at Home (1892)

Calvin as a Commentator (1892)

A Tribute to John Calvin (1892)

History of the Christian Church, Vol. 7 (1892)

A Select Library of the Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers of the Christian Church, Vol. 3: Theodoret, Jerome, Gennadius, Rufinus: Historical Writings, etc. [Second Series] (1892)

A Select Library of the Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers of the Christian Church, Vol. 4: Athanasius: Select Writings and Letters [Second Series] (1892)

Theological Propædeutic: A General Introduction to the Study of Theology Exegetical, Historical, Systematic, and Practical Including Encyclopaedia, Methodology, and Bibliography: A Manual For Students, Vol. 1 (1892)

Theological Propædeutic: A General Introduction to the Study of Theology Exegetical, Historical, Systematic, and Practical Including Encyclopaedia, Methodology, and Bibliography: A Manual For Students, Vol. 2 (1893)

The Semi-Centennial of Philip Schaff: Berlin 1842 - New York 1892 (1893)

Calvin and Servetus (1893)

Institutions of Learning in the Middles Ages (1893)

Biblical Theology (1893)

Scholastic and Mystic Theology in the Middle Ages (1893)

Presbyterian Theology in America: The Old School Theology (1893)

The Crusades (1893)

The Reunion of Christendom (1893)

A Select Library of the Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers of the Christian Church, Vol. 5: Gregory of Nyssa: Dogmatic Treatises; Select Writings and Letters [Second Series] (1893)

A Select Library of the Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers of the Christian Church, Vol. 6: Jerome: Letters and Select Works [Second Series] (1893)

The American Church History Series, Vol. 1: The Religious Forces of the United States (1893)

A Select Library of the Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers of the Christian Church, Vol. 7: Cyril of Jerusalem, Gregory Nazianzen [Second Series] (1894)

A Select Library of the Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers of the Christian Church, Vol. 11: Sulpicius Severus, Vincent of Lerins, John Cassian [Second Series] (1894)

The American Church History Series, Vol. 2: A History of the Baptist Churches in the United States (1894)

The American Church History Series, Vol. 3: A History of the Congregational Churches in the United States (1894)

The American Church History Series, Vol. 10: A History of the Unitarians and the Universalists in the United States (1894)

The American Church History Series, Vol. 11: A History of the Methodist Church, South; the United Presbyterian Church; the Cumberland Presbyterian Church; and the Presbyterian Church, South; in the United States (1894)

The American Church History Series, Vol. 12: A History of the Disciples of Christ; the Society of Friends; the United Brethren in Christ; and the Evangelical Association (1894)

Anselm of Canterbury (1894)

Rome Fifty Years Ago (1895)

Passion Week in Rome Fifty Years Ago (1895)

A Select Library of the Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers of the Christian Church, Vol. 8: Basil: Letters and Select Works [Second Series] (1895)

A Select Library of the Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers of the Christian Church, Vol. 12: Leo the Great, Gregory the Great [Second Series] (1895)

The American Church History Series, Vol. 6: A History of the Presbyterian Churches in the United States (1895)

The American Church History Series, Vol. 7: A History of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America (1895)

The American Church History Series, Vol. 8: A History of the Reformed Church, Dutch; the Reformed Church, German; and the Moravian Church in the United States (1895)

A Select Library of the Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers of the Christian Church, Vol. 10: Ambrose: Select Works and Letters [Second Series] (1896)

The American Church History Series, Vol. 4: A History of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in the United States (1897)

The American Church History Series, Vol. 13: A History of American Christianity (1897)

The Life of Philip Schaff: In Part Autobiographical (1897)

A Select Library of the Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers of the Christian Church, Vol. 13: Gregory the Great II, Ephraim Syrus, Aphrahat [Second Series] (1898)

The Life of Dr. Philip Schaff (1899)

A Select Library of the Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers of the Christian Church, Vol. 9: Hilary of Poitiers, John of Damascus [Second Series] (1899)

The American Church History Series, Vol. 5: A History of the Methodists in the United States (1899)

The American Church History Series, Vol. 9: A History of the Roman Catholic Church in the United States (1899)

A Select Library of the Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers of the Christian Church, Vol. 14: The Seven Ecumenical Councils [Second Series] (1900)

History of the Christian Church, Vol. 5, Pt. 1 (1907)

The New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge, Vol. 1 (1908)

The New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge, Vol. 2 (1908)

The New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge, Vol. 3 (1909)

The New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge, Vol. 4 (1909)

The New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge, Vol. 5 (1909)

The New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge, Vol. 6 (1910)

The New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge, Vol. 7 (1910)

The New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge, Vol. 8 (1910)

History of the Christian Church, Vol. 5, Pt. 2 (1910, 1930)

The New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge, Vol. 9 (1911)

The New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge, Vol. 10 (1911)

The New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge, Vol. 11 (1911)

The New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge, Vol. 12 (1912)

The New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge, Vol. 13 (Index) (1914)


Written in German.

This 2-part article appeared in the March and May 1852 issues of The Mercersburg Review.

Written in German.

Written in German.

Written in German.

This 2-part article appeared in the October 1865 and January 1866 issues of the British and Foreign Evangelical Review.

Source: Lancaster Theological Seminary

Source: Lancaster Theological Seminary

Source: Lancaster Theological Seminary

Source: Lancaster Theological Seminary

Source: Lancaster Theological Seminary

Source: Lancaster Theological Seminary

Source: Lancaster Theological Seminary

Source: Lancaster Theological Seminary

Source: Lancaster Theological Seminary

Source: Lancaster Theological Seminary

The first portion is by William Gladstone; Schaff contributed A History of the Vatican Council, Together With the Latin and English Text of the Papal Syllabus and the Vatican Decrees.

Source: Lancaster Theological Seminary

Source: Lancaster Theological Seminary

Source: Lancaster Theological Seminary

Source: Lancaster Theological Seminary

Source: Lancaster Theological Seminary

Source: Lancaster Theological Seminary

This file includes a series of articles that appeared in March 22, April 5 and April 26, 1883 issues of The Independent. Other articles on this topic, not included here, appeared through July 1883 in The Independent.

A portion of the preface to the American edition is missiong.