The Nature and Attributes of God

Trinity, Christ, Holy Spirit, Decree

By: Charles Hodge

Narrated by: Virtual Voice

Why study Charles Hodge today?

In an age marked by theological novelty, doctrinal confusion, and a renewed fascination with speculative retrieval, Charles Hodge remains one of the most important guides for Christian students, pastors, and thoughtful readers. As one of the great professors of Old Princeton, Hodge spent more than fifty years training future ministers to think biblically, confessionally, historically, and systematically.

Hodge is especially valuable because he does not present doctrine as isolated opinions or devotional fragments. He teaches theology as a coherent system grounded in Scripture and disciplined by the Reformed confessions. He summarizes the debates of the past, applies them to the controversies of his own day, and gives readers the tools to discern truth from error in ours.

This book offers an Introduction by Professor Owen Anderson and sections from Hodge’s treatment of the doctrines of God, Christ, the Trinity, and the Holy Spirit from his Systematic Theology. These doctrines stand at the center of Christian faith. To misunderstand God is to misunderstand everything else. To distort Christ is to lose the gospel. To confuse the Trinity is to depart from biblical Christianity. To neglect the Holy Spirit is to misunderstand the application of redemption and the life of the church.Hodge’s work is not a relic of nineteenth-century Princeton, but a needed corrective for the modern church.

One of the prohibitive aspects of reading Hodge has been his frequent use of lengthy quotes in Greek, Latin, and use of Hebrew terms. This book translates those into English for the reader.

In a day when many Christians are tempted either by theological innovation or by careless retrieval from incompatible systems, Hodge trains readers to think systematically with clarity, precision, and confessional fidelity.

For pastors, students, teachers, and thoughtful Christians seeking a deeper understanding of the doctrine of God, the person and work of Christ, the Trinity, and the Holy Spirit, Charles Hodge remains an excellent teacher.