Synopses & Reviews
One of America's preeminent philosophical theologians, Jonathan Edwards (1703-58) was a central figure in New England's first Great Awakening. Famed for his stirring sermons, Edwards remains a significant influence on modern religion, and this in-depth analysis of Calvinist beliefs represents his most important contribution to Christian thought.
Romans 9:16 ("It is not of him that willeth") serves as the text for Edwards' examination of the nature and state of man's will. Written in 1754 while the author served as a missionary to Native Americans, this polemic raises timeless questions about desire, choice, good, and evil. Edwards contrasts the opposing Calvinist and Arminian views of free will and addresses issues related to God's foreknowledge, determinism, and moral agency. His copious quotations from scripture, along with citations from the works of Enlightenment thinkers, support a thought-provoking exploration of mankind's fallen state and the search for salvation.
Synopsis
Colonial American preacher Jonathan Edwards is remembered for some of the era's most stirring sermons on record. This in-depth analysis of Calvinist thinking represents his most important contribution to Christian thought.
Synopsis
The 18th-century theologian's most important contribution to Christian thought, this polemic contrasts the opposing Calvinist and Arminian views of free will and raises timeless questions about desire, choice, good, and evil.
Synopsis
Eighteenth-century theologian Jonathan Edwards remains a significant influence on modern religion, and this book constitutes his most important contribution to Christian thought. Edwards raises timeless questions about desire, choice, good, and evil, contrasting the opposing Calvinist and Arminian views of free will and addressing issues related to God's foreknowledge, determinism, and moral agency.
About the Author
Colonial-era preacher and theologian Jonathan Edwards (1703-58) was a prolific author whose eloquent works inspired countless missionaries. He is the author of Dover's Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God and Other Puritan Sermons.
Table of Contents
Part 1. Wherein are explained and stated various terms and things belonging to the subject of the ensuing discourse Part 2. Wherein it is considered whether there is or can be any sort of freedom of will, as that wherein Arminians place the essence of the liberty of all moral agents; and whether asny such thing ever was or can be conceived of. Part 3.Wherein is inquired whether any such liberty of will as Arminians hold, be necessary to moral agency, virtue, praise, and dispraise, etc. Part 4. Wherin the chief grounds of the reasoning of Arminians, in support and defense of the aforementioned notions of liberty, moral agency, etc., and against the opposite doctrine, are considered. Conclusion