Jonathan Edwards: Lover of God is the first installment in a series of five by Owen Strachan and Doug Sweeney. The Essential Edwards Collection includes additional works on beauty, heaven and hell, the good life, and true Christianity. If you have never met Jonathan Edwards before or if you are familiar with the name butContinue reading “JONATHAN EDWARDS: LOVER OF GOD – Owen Strachan and Doug Sweeney (2010)”
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JONATHAN EDWARDS AND THE GLORY OF GOD
“God communicates himself to the understanding of the creature, in giving him the knowledge of his glory; and to the will of the creature, in giving him holiness, consisting primarily in the love of God: and in giving the creature happiness, chiefly consisting in joy in God. These are the sum of that emanation ofContinue reading “JONATHAN EDWARDS AND THE GLORY OF GOD”
JONATHAN EDWARDS, EVANGELIST – John Gerstner (1960)
Jonathan Edwards, Evangelist unlike many of the other books that entertain the subject of evangelism, is not a “how-to” book. It describes Edward’s mindset toward evangelism, his theological presuppositions, and inner battles. Dr. John Gerstner painstakingly poured over dozens of Edward’s sermons and writings. The result has yielded an extremely readable rendition of Jonathan EdwardsContinue reading “JONATHAN EDWARDS, EVANGELIST – John Gerstner (1960)”
RELIGIOUS AFFECTIONS – Jonathan Edwards (1746)
Religious Affections is a classic work by America’s greatest theologian, and my favorite theologian, Jonathan Edwards. The thesis: True religion, in great part, consists in holy affections. Section one discusses the nature of the affections and their importance in religion. Edwards defines his terms early in the work. He describes the affections as the exercisesContinue reading “RELIGIOUS AFFECTIONS – Jonathan Edwards (1746)”
Veritas et Lux 