Book Description
James Brookes played a major role in the history of American premillennialism, dispensationalism, and fundamentalism through his leadership of the Niagra Bible Conference, his writings, and his magazine "The Truth". He was also a significant Presbyterian, as seen in his role in the "Declaration and Testimony" controversy, the Independent Synod of Missouri, and the heresy trial of Charles Briggs. This work examines Brooke's role in the early history of American dispensationalism, focusing on two basic questions. First, what factors or persons may have influenced Brookes to adopt premillennialism? Second, how did premillennialism affect his views, especially his doctrine of the church and his hermeneutic?

	List of Abbreviations
	Preface
	Introduction	1
Ch. 1	The Premillennial Faith	11
	Chronological Questions	11
	The Search for Sources	17
Ch. 2	Spiritual Church/Heavenly Church	37
	A Spiritual Church	38
	Heavenly Church	50
	Connections	55
Ch. 3	If This Be Presbyterianism...	65
	At My Mother's Knee	66
	Nothing Sectarian	74
	Going, Going, Gone	88
	Comparisons and Contrasts	94
Ch. 4	The Prophetic Word	103
	The Plain Sense	104
	For Our Instruction	114
	Christ is the Center	121
	Implications	131
	Conclusion	137
	Notes	145
	Bibliography	185
	Index	197