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The Works of Jonathan Edwards, Vol. 2: Volume 2: Religious Affections
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Paperback. Contains Edwards' most mature and persistent attempt to judge the validity of the religious development in eighteenth-century America known as the Great Awakening. Editor(s): Smith, John E. Series: The Works of Jonathan Edwards Series. Num Pages: 534 pages. BIC Classification: HRCC93; HRCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 33. Weight in Grams: 768.
This volume contains Edwards’ most mature and persistent attempt to judge the validity of the religious development in eighteenth-century America known as the Great Awakening. In developing criteria for such judgment he attacked at the same time one of the fundamental questions facing all religion: how to distinguish genuine from spurious piety? The Awakening created much bitter controversy; on the one side stood the emotionalists and enthusiasts, and on the other the rationalists, for whom religion was essentially a matter of morality or good conduct and the acceptance of properly formulated doctrine. Edwards, with great analytical skill and enormous biblical ... Read more
This volume contains Edwards’ most mature and persistent attempt to judge the validity of the religious development in eighteenth-century America known as the Great Awakening. In developing criteria for such judgment he attacked at the same time one of the fundamental questions facing all religion: how to distinguish genuine from spurious piety? The Awakening created much bitter controversy; on the one side stood the emotionalists and enthusiasts, and on the other the rationalists, for whom religion was essentially a matter of morality or good conduct and the acceptance of properly formulated doctrine. Edwards, with great analytical skill and enormous biblical ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
Series
The Works of Jonathan Edwards Series
Number of Pages
544
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780300158410
SKU
V9780300158410
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Reviews for The Works of Jonathan Edwards, Vol. 2: Volume 2: Religious Affections
"Any modern empirical philosopher should welcome this sane, balanced, and acute study of the signs of a truly converted life. It is valuable to be reminded that not all the varieties of religious experience are experiences of true religion."—Journal of Theological Studies "This volume, like its predecessor, is magnificently produced and carefully edited. The editor . . . provides ... Read more