Jonathan Edwards at 300: Essays on the Tercentenary of His Birth - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0761832270 ISBN 13: 9780761832270

Publisher: University Press of America, 2005

Synopsis

The year 2003 marked the tercentenary of the birth of Jonathan Edwards (1703-1758), the man perpetually hailed as "America's most original religious thinker." Edwards's impact, both on colonial religious life and on the Anglo-American world of his day, was internationally acknowledged, and his legacy for the century and a half and more after his death in 1758 has been profound. Even to this day, Edwards's life is studied and his writings consulted on a global basis more than any other American theologian. The most significant scholarly conference marking the Edwards tercentenary took place in October 2003 at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. The papers from that gathering are presented in this volume. They represent much of the best and most recent work being done on Edwards and reflect the wide diversity of approaches to his life, thought, and legacy.

About this title

About the Author:

Harry S. Stout is Jonathan Edwards Professor of American Christianity at Yale Divinity School.
Kenneth P. Minkema is Executive Editor of The Works of Jonathan Edwards.
Caleb J. D. Maskell is Assistant Editor of The Works of Jonathan Edwards.

Review:

One who wishes to read a work that summarizes the state of current research on Edwards need only to look at this excellent volume. (Robert W. Caldwell III Southwestern Journal Of Theology, Vol. 48, No. 1)

About this edition

• Publisher: University Press of America
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0761832270
• ISBN 13: 9780761832270
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 194
• Editor: Stout Harry S., Kenneth P. Minkema, Caleb J. D. Maskell