The Anxious Bench

by John Williamson Nevin

Publisher:

Weekly Messenger

, 1843

Overview

In response to a schism in the German reformed church and to John Williamson Nevin’s dislike of Charles Finney’s religious practices, Nevin provides an in-depth criticism of the practice of the “Anxious Bench,” in which parishioners whose souls are in “jeopardy” sit before the congregation and receive public censure. He attacks the anxious bench as “quackery,” calling out its manipulative nature and illegitimacy in creating disciples and converts. His dissertation outlines the dangers of the practice, and refers readers instead to “the system of the catechism,” where salvation occurs through ordinary yet divine means of grace.

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Key Features

• Offers an in-depth criticism of the “Anxious Bench” practice
• Outlines the dangers of the “Anxious Bench”
• Refers readers to “the system of the catechism”

Product Details

• Title: The Anxious Bench
• Author: John Williamson Nevin
• Publisher: Weekly Messenger
• Print Publication Date: 1843
• Logos Release Date: 2013
• Pages: 56
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subjects: Evangelistic work; Revivals
• Resource ID: LLS:ANXBENCH
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2022-09-12T00:20:41Z

About John Williamson Nevin

John Williamson Nevin (February 20, 1803 – June 6, 1886), American theologian and educationalist, was born on Herron’s Branch, near Shippensburg, Franklin county, Pennsylvania.