- Title Pages
- Dedication
- Acknowledgments
- Contributors
- Important Dates in the Life of Edwards
- Introduction: How to Understand the American Theologian
- 1 Jonathan Edwards’s Life and Career: Society and Self
- 2 Alternative Viewpoint: Jonathan Edwards’s Life and Career
- 3 Edwards and Revival
- 4 Alternative Viewpoint: Edwards and Revival
- 5 Edwards and the Bible
- 6 Alternative Viewpoint: Edwards and the Bible
- 7 Edwards and Biblical Typology
- 8 Alternative Viewpoint: Edwards and Biblical Typology
- 9 Edwards and Beauty
- 10 Alternative Viewpoint: Edwards and Beauty
- 11 The Literary Life of Jonathan Edwards
- 12 Alternative Viewpoint: The Literary Life of Jonathan Edwards
- 13 Edwards and Philosophy
- 14 Alternative Viewpoint: Edwards and Philosophy
- 15 Edwards and the World Religions
- 16 Alternative Viewpoint: Edwards and the World Religions
- Conclusion: Edwards’s Relevance Today
- Further Reading
- Index
Alternative Viewpoint: Jonathan Edwards’s Life and Career
Alternative Viewpoint: Jonathan Edwards’s Life and Career
- Chapter:
- (p.29) 2 Alternative Viewpoint: Jonathan Edwards’s Life and Career
- Source:
- Understanding Jonathan Edwards
- Author(s):
Chris Chun
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
This chapter discusses Edwards’s influence on British religious thinkers and particularly the English Dissenters and Scottish evangelicals, focusing on two oft-neglected works in this context: Freedom of the Will and Humble Attempt.
Keywords: English Dissenters, Scottish evangelicals, Freedom of the Will, Humble Attempt
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- Title Pages
- Dedication
- Acknowledgments
- Contributors
- Important Dates in the Life of Edwards
- Introduction: How to Understand the American Theologian
- 1 Jonathan Edwards’s Life and Career: Society and Self
- 2 Alternative Viewpoint: Jonathan Edwards’s Life and Career
- 3 Edwards and Revival
- 4 Alternative Viewpoint: Edwards and Revival
- 5 Edwards and the Bible
- 6 Alternative Viewpoint: Edwards and the Bible
- 7 Edwards and Biblical Typology
- 8 Alternative Viewpoint: Edwards and Biblical Typology
- 9 Edwards and Beauty
- 10 Alternative Viewpoint: Edwards and Beauty
- 11 The Literary Life of Jonathan Edwards
- 12 Alternative Viewpoint: The Literary Life of Jonathan Edwards
- 13 Edwards and Philosophy
- 14 Alternative Viewpoint: Edwards and Philosophy
- 15 Edwards and the World Religions
- 16 Alternative Viewpoint: Edwards and the World Religions
- Conclusion: Edwards’s Relevance Today
- Further Reading
- Index