The Thought of Jonathan Edwards

Jonathan Edwards is the greatest theologian of colonial America as well as its first important philosopher. As a theologian, he represents without any concession Calvinistic Orthodoxy, re-thought and re-lived through the experience of the Great Awakening. The large majority of his writings are of a theological character, yet this theology is articulated and expressed through a systematic philosophical reflection. Edwardsian thought covers three major areas: First, being, grace, and glory; then, the doctrine of the will extending to the study of the original sin and evil; finally, an entirely original theory of knowledge synthesizing spirituality, aesthetics, and epistemology. The present book, the first edition of which appeared in French almost thirty years ago, is a uniquely comprehensive study of the work of Jonathan Edwards. It discusses all the aspects of his thought over against the background of classical Protestant theology and of seventeenth- and eighteenth-century Western philosophy. Our time witnesses a significant renewal of interest in Jonathan Edwards. Professor Veto's book should prove to be a major contribution to assist and to guide the readers of "America's Theologian."

Author: Miklos Veto
Publisher: Wipf & Stock Publishers
Published: 01/25/2021
Pages: 522
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.90lbs
Size: 9.02h x 5.98w x 1.13d
ISBN13: 9781498226264
ISBN10: 1498226264
BISAC Categories:
- Religion | Christian Theology | History
- Philosophy | Religious
- Religion | Theology