There are approximately 75 million presbyterians in the world; with about 30 different presbyterian denominations in North America alone.
Understanding how all these different denominations came into existence can be a complicated course of study. In fact, one church historian use the phrase “split P soup” to describe the history of presbyterianism in America.
If you are interested in less-complicated overview of presbyterian history, we would recommend the following series of articles by D. G. Hart and John R. Muether. The series appeared in New Horizons in 2005-06 and you can download the entire series as an eBook: ePub Mobi
Turning Points in American Presbyterian History
- Turning Points in American Presbyterian History
- Origins and Identity, 1706-1729
- Old Side versus New Side, 1741-1758
- A National Presbyterian Church, 1789
- The Plan of Union, 1801
- Old School Presbyterianism, 1838
- The Reunion of 1869
- Confessional Revision in 1903
- The Special Commission of 1925
- 1936: A Continuing Presbyterian Church
- The Confession of 1967
- 1973: The Presbyterian Church in America
- Presbyterian Reunion in 1983
- Conclusion: Without Illusions