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The Reverend Jonathan Edwards
Era
Colonial period
Language
English
Tradition or movement
Evangelical Calvinist (Puritan) New England theology
Main interests
Revivalism
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Greatest theologian and philosopher of British American Puritanism, stimulator of the religious revival known as the “Great Awakening,”
Edwards' theology is rooted in Calvinism. Many of his major works are simply consistent applications of Calvin's teaching on God's grace and sovereignty.
From birth he was set aside for the ministry, and at an early age he resolved to be great in the cause of Christianity. Following his education at Yale College, ...
15‏/01‏/2002 · Edwards' published works were primarily designed to defend the Puritan version of Calvinist orthodoxy and his influence on Congregational and ...
05‏/02‏/2024 · Jonathan Edwards (1703–1758) was a pastor and theologian, thought by many to be the greatest theological mind that the New World has ever produced.
01‏/12‏/2017 · Edwards' piety continued on in the revivalist tradition, his theology continued on in academic Calvinism, but there were no successors to his ...
Edwards believed in the doctrine of Original Sin, which claims that all people are born with sin. This doctrine was embraced by Puritans, Calvinists, and most ...
Jonathan Edwards (1703–1758) was a Reformed preacher, philosopher, and Congregationalist theologian. Though not a puritan himself, like most of the Puritans, he ...
28‏/02‏/2014 · He was also an Olympic and world champion triple jumper and a deeply devout Christian, who went as far as to bow out of the 1991 World ...