edwards, jonathan

"In his famous sermon "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God," Jonathan Edwards compared a person dangling a spider over a hearth to God holding a sinner over the fires of hell. Here, spiders and insects preach back. No voice drowns out all others: Leah, a young West African woman enslaved in the Edwards household; Edwards's young cousins Joseph and Elisha, whose father kills himself in fear for his soul; and Sarah, Edwards' wife, who is visited by ecstasy. Ordinary grace, human failings, and extraordinary convictions combine in unexpected ways to animate this New England tale"--.

Chronicles the life of mid-eighteenth century evangelical Jonathan Edwards, placing his work in context to the upheaval of his times.

Presents a biography of eighteenth-century American theologian Jonathan Edwards, discussing how his experiences in the frontier civilization of colonial New England influenced his life and thought.

This book describes the life and accomplishments of Jonathan Edwards, scholar, author, and Puritan minister.

Text and illustrations chronicle the life of eighteenth-century colonial minister Jonathan Edwards, who played a part in the Great Awakening, was president of the College of New Jersey, now Princeton University.

Examines significant theological, philosophical, and other major works of the 17th-century American writer and their critical reception.

Presents papers and discussions by leading authorities that discuss the contributions Jonathan Edwards made to American philosophical and theological thought.