Freedom of the Will - Couverture souple

Edwards, Jonathan

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1602065446 ISBN 13 : 9781602065444

Editeur : Cosimo Classics, 2007

Synopsis

"Considered by many to be the greatest book by enormously influential American preacher and theologian JONATHAN EDWARDS (1703¿1758), this provocative 1754 work explores the necessity of God¿s grace for the salvaging of the damaged ¿will¿ of humanity and argues that free will is an extension of and connected to the grace of God. What is the nature of morality? Can God be evil? What constitutes sin? How does God¿s foreknowledge of all events impact concepts of morality? How does intent inform our acts of vice and virtue? Still controversial and hotly debated in the 21st century, this demanding evangelistic work¿some call it the best argument for the sovereignty of God¿is among the essential reading of the thinker whose philosophies inspired the 18th-century religious of the Great Awakening, which continues to hugely influence American Protestantism to this day. Freedom of the Will will enthrall and challenge serious readers of the Bible as well as students of theology¿s impact on American history. "

A propos du livre

Biographie de l'auteur

Jonathan Edwards (1703 – 1758) was a preacher, theologian, and missionary to Native Americans. Edwards "is widely acknowledged to be America's most important and original philosophical theologian," and one of America's greatest intellectuals. Edwards's theological work is very broad in scope, but he is often associated with his defense of Reformed theology, the metaphysics of theological determinism, and the Puritan heritage. Recent studies have emphasized how thoroughly Edwards grounded his life's work on conceptions of beauty, harmony, and ethical fittingness, and how central The Enlightenment was to his mindset. Edwards played a very critical role in shaping the First Great Awakening, and oversaw some of the first fires of revival in 1733–1735 at his church in Northampton, Massachusetts. Edwards delivered the sermon "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God", a classic of early American literature, during another wave of revival in 1741, following George Whitefield's tour of the Thirteen Colonies. Edwards is widely known for his many books: The End For Which God Created the World; The Life of David Brainerd, which served to inspire thousands of missionaries throughout the nineteenth century; and Religious Affections, which many Reformed Evangelicals read even today. Edwards died from a smallpox inoculation shortly after beginning the presidency at the College of New Jersey (later to be named Princeton University), and was the grandfather of Aaron Burr.

Présentation de l'éditeur

The Freedom of the Will is a classic work by Christian pastor and writer Jonathan Edwards. Published in 1754 as a response to the teaching of Arminian pastor Daniel Whitby, the book examines the nature of mankind’s will and the providential will of God. Starting with Romans 9:16, “So then it is not of him that willeth, nor of him that runneth, but of God that sheweth mercy” Edwards argues for a traditional Calvinistic view of the work of salvation. Alacrity Press is proud to republish this Christian classic that is as relevant today as when it was first published.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Cosimo Classics
• Date d'édition: 2007
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1602065446
• ISBN 13: 9781602065444
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 368
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• Personne responsable: non disponible