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THE LEGACY OF JONATHAN EDWARDS
American Religion and the Evangelical Tradition
D.G. Hart, Sean Michael Lucas, and Stephen J. Nichols, eds.
Now more than two centuries after his death, the specter of Jonathan Edwards continues to loom large over the evangelical world. In celebration of the tercentenary of Edwards's birth, the thirteen essays in The Legacy of Jonathan Edwards examine the vision, theology, and influence of this theological giant within the context of contemporary American Protestantism. According to the editors, "The essays in this volume . . . reveal that Edwards has something to say to a variety of disciplines, including theology, philosophy, and history."
The first part of the book focuses on the vision of Jonathan Edwards. Chapters discuss the typological Edwardsian understanding of redemption as encompassing heaven, earth, and hell; his zealous missionary work to Native Americans; his Christ-centered preaching; and his notions of Christian spirituality.
Explicating Edwards's theology, the second section seeks to uncover its significance for the contemporary theological scene. Essays show how Edwards responded to the materialist currents of the Enlightenment, how Edwards might respond to open theism, what Edwards can teach us about doing apologetics, and some difficulties in agreeing with Edwards that America is a nation in covenant with God.
The third section looks at how Edwards's theology contributed mightily to the theological and ecclesiastical debates of the nineteenth century. A final section includes two chapters offering personal observations on the world of Edwardsian scholarship and a bibliographic essay.
The Legacy of Jonathan Edwards fills the need for a reappropriation for a new age of the theological, historical, and philosophical contributions of a theological giant. It will serve experienced Edwards readers as well as introduce new ones to his legacy.
Author info:
D. G. Hart is academic dean and professor of church history at Westminster Theological Seminary in California. Sean Michael Lucas is archives and special collections librarian at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. Stephen J. Nichols is associate professor of church history and philosophy at Lancaster Bible College.
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"Here is an essay collection that is thought-provoking and that gives a sense of the breadth of Edwards' life and thought. Some essays make significant contributions to scholarship on Edwards. Others convey the toils and rewards of studying and interpreting him. In still other essays we find an appreciation for Edwards' evangelical passion and concern for the church and for individual souls. There is something here for the specialist and the initiate to Edwards' writings, showing how those writings speak to the life of faith today. This is a wonderful manual for personal and church growth, both intellectual and spiritual." -Kenneth P. Minkema, executive editor of The Works of Jonathan Edwards and lecturer in American religious history at Yale University
"This book is a wide-ranging evangelical appreciation of Jonathan Edwards. It makes available to thoughtful Christians inside and outside the academy the best contemporary evangelical reflection on Edwards and demonstrates Edwards' continuing relevance for understanding the life and mission of the church in North America." -Amy Plantinga Pauw, Henry P. Mobley Jr. Professor of Doctrinal Theology, Louisville Presbyterian Seminary
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