This essay argues that the ecclesiology of John W. Nevin furnishes American Presbyterians, both evangelical and mainline, with significant resources for the pursuit of Reformed catholicity. Nevin believed that the church must exhibit contemporary unity and historical continuity as a result of its mystical union with the incarnate Christ. He opposed the forces prevalent in American Protestantism that undermined visible, catholic unity. In Nevin’s assessment, the foundational factor in these ecclesiological errors was a defective, truncated Christology. Nevin sought to renew Reformed theology through retrieving an orthodox ecclesiology rooted in a robust understanding of the incarnation. The concluding section will argue that both streams of American Presbyterianism fall short in terms of catholicity and would benefit by attending to Nevin’s ecclesial vision.

本文认为，约翰·W·内文（John W. Nevin）的教会学为美国长老会的福音派和主流派提供了大量资源，以追求改革宗的天主教。内文（Nevin）认为，由于教堂与化身基督的神秘结合，教堂必须表现出当代的统一性和历史的连续性。他反对在美国新教中盛行的破坏可见的天主教统一的力量。在内文（Nevin）的评估中，导致这些教会错误的根本因素是有缺陷的，被截断的基督教。内文试图通过检索扎根于对化身的深刻理解的正统教会论来更新《改革宗神学》。