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...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | Translated from French. |
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Eugene, Oregon :
Wipf & Stock,
[2021]
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| Series: | Jonathan Edwards classic studies series.
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| Summary: | "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.'"-- |
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| Item Description: | Translation of: La penseÌ?e de Jonathan Edwards. First published in France in 1987, MikloÌ?s VetoÌ‹'s The thought of Jonathan Edwards was recently updated for a second French edition and is now translated for this first American edition--Foreword, page ix. |
| Physical Description: | xxiv, 496 pages ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 453-477) and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9781498226240 1498226248 9781498226264 1498226264 |