- Title Pages
- Dedication
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations for Frequently Cited Sources
- 1 Overture to a Symphony
- 2 Edwards: A Theological Life
- 3 Edwards's Intellectual Context
- 4 Edwards's Spirituality
- 5 The Question of Development: Did Edwards Change?
- 28 The Church
- 29 Edwards on (and in) the Ministry
- 30 The Sacraments: Baptism and the Lord's Supper
- 31 The Voice of the Great God: A Theology of Preaching
- 32 Public Theology, Society, and America
- 33 True Virtue, Christian Love, and Ethical Theory
- 34 Edwards on (and in) Mission
- 35 Eschatology
- 36 Christianity and Other Religions
- 37 Selective Readings: Edwards and the New Divinity
- 38 Mixed Reactions: Princeton and Andover Seminaries and Nineteenth-Century American Culture
- 39 New Beginnings: The Twentieth-Century Recovery of Jonathan Edwards
- 40 Interpretations I
- 41 Interpretations II
- 42 Interpretations III: Edwards and the Revival Tradition
- 43 Interpretations IV: Edwards and the Catholic and Orthodox Traditions
- 44 Interpretations V: Edwards and Contemporary Theology
- 45 Conclusion: Edwards as a Theological Bridge
- Index
The Voice of the Great God: A Theology of Preaching
The Voice of the Great God: A Theology of Preaching
- Chapter:
- (p.494) 31 The Voice of the Great God: A Theology of Preaching
- Source:
- The Theology of Jonathan Edwards
- Author(s):
Michael J. McClymond
Gerald R. McDermott
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
This chapter outlines the physical and ecclesiastical setting of Edwards's preaching; divides his preaching career into three periods; sketches his view of the importance and tasks of preaching; and discusses his format, imagery, and delivery of sermons. It concludes by looking at three of Edwards's finest sermons: “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God,” the “Farewell Sermon,” and “Heaven is a World of Love.”
Keywords: preaching, sermons, “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God,” imagery, tasks, delivery, Farewell Sermon, heaven, love
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- Title Pages
- Dedication
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations for Frequently Cited Sources
- 1 Overture to a Symphony
- 2 Edwards: A Theological Life
- 3 Edwards's Intellectual Context
- 4 Edwards's Spirituality
- 5 The Question of Development: Did Edwards Change?
- 28 The Church
- 29 Edwards on (and in) the Ministry
- 30 The Sacraments: Baptism and the Lord's Supper
- 31 The Voice of the Great God: A Theology of Preaching
- 32 Public Theology, Society, and America
- 33 True Virtue, Christian Love, and Ethical Theory
- 34 Edwards on (and in) Mission
- 35 Eschatology
- 36 Christianity and Other Religions
- 37 Selective Readings: Edwards and the New Divinity
- 38 Mixed Reactions: Princeton and Andover Seminaries and Nineteenth-Century American Culture
- 39 New Beginnings: The Twentieth-Century Recovery of Jonathan Edwards
- 40 Interpretations I
- 41 Interpretations II
- 42 Interpretations III: Edwards and the Revival Tradition
- 43 Interpretations IV: Edwards and the Catholic and Orthodox Traditions
- 44 Interpretations V: Edwards and Contemporary Theology
- 45 Conclusion: Edwards as a Theological Bridge
- Index
