Hughes Oliphant Old

Background

Old was born April 13, 1933, and received his Bachelor of Divinity from Princeton Theological Seminary in 1958 and his Doctor of Theology from the University of Neuchâtel in 1971.

Education

Bachelor, Centre College, Danville, Kentucky, 1955. Bachelor's Degree, Princeton Theological Seminary, 1958. Postgraduate, University Tubingen, 1966.

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Career

Until his retirement in 2014 he was John H. Leith Professor of Reformed Theology and Worship at Erskine Theological Seminary. Before, he taught at Princeton Theological Seminary. He taught at Princeton Seminary from 1998 to 2003, and in 2004 accepted a position at Erskine Theological Seminary, where he became John H. Leith Professor of Reformed Theology and Worship.

He was also the dean of Erskine"s Institute Foreign Reformed Worship.

Among his works are Worship: Reformed According to Scripture, The Patristic Roots of Reformed Worship, The Shaping of the Reformed Baptismal Rite in the Sixteenth Century, Leading in Prayer: A Workbook for Ministers, and a series of books on preaching, The Reading and Preaching of the Scriptures in the Worship of the Christian Church.

Achievements

• Hughes Oliphant Old has been listed as a noteworthy Research theologian, clergyman by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • The Shaping of the Reformed Baptismal Rite in the Sixteenth Century

    (This meticulously researched book recounts how the early ...)

  • Leading in Prayer: A Workbook for Worship

    ( This comprehensive guide to ordering, improving, and do...)

  • Themes and Variations for a Christian Doxology

    (Old says that worship is best understood by means of seve...)

  • The Patristic Roots of Reformed Worship New American Edition
  • Leading in Prayer: A Workbook for Worship by Old, Hughes Oliphant (1995) Paperback
  • The Shaping of the Reformed Baptismal Rite in the Sixteenth Century by Mr. Hughes Oliphant Old (1992-04-14)

Membership

He was appointed a member of the Center of Theological Inquiry in Princeton, New Jersey in 1985.

Interests

• Avocations: painting, music.

Connections

Married Mary Chase McCaw, June 12, l982. Children: Hannah Chase, Isaac Houghton Chambers.

Father:

Shadburne Edward Old

Mother:

Emma Coulter (Oliphant) Old

Spouse:

Mary Chase McCaw

child:

Isaac Houghton Chambers Old

child:

Hannah Chase Old