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The Other Jonathan Edwards: Selected Writings on Society, Love, and Justice
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Hardcover. Widely regarded as perhaps America's greatest theologian, Jonathan Edwards still suffers the stereotype of hellfire preacher obsessed with God's wrath. In this anthology, Gerald McDermott and Ronald Story seek to correct that common view by showing that Edwards was also a compassionate, socially conscious minister of the first order. Editor(s): McDermott, Gerald. Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 417.
Widely regarded as perhaps America's greatest theologian, Jonathan Edwards still suffers the stereotype of hellfire preacher obsessed with God's wrath. In this anthology, Gerald McDermott and Ronald Story seek to correct that common view by showing that Edwards was also a compassionate, socially conscious minister of the first order.
Through a selection of sermons and primary writings, McDermott and Story reveal an Edwards who preached love toward all humanity regardless of belief or appearance; who demanded private and public charity to the poor; who criticized hard-hearted business dealings as impious and socially destructive; and who condemned envy and ... Read more
Widely regarded as perhaps America's greatest theologian, Jonathan Edwards still suffers the stereotype of hellfire preacher obsessed with God's wrath. In this anthology, Gerald McDermott and Ronald Story seek to correct that common view by showing that Edwards was also a compassionate, socially conscious minister of the first order.
Through a selection of sermons and primary writings, McDermott and Story reveal an Edwards who preached love toward all humanity regardless of belief or appearance; who demanded private and public charity to the poor; who criticized hard-hearted business dealings as impious and socially destructive; and who condemned envy and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Massachusetts Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
176
Place of Publication
Massachusetts, United States
ISBN
9781625341518
SKU
V9781625341518
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About
Gerald McDermott is Jordan-Trexler Professor of Religion at Roanoke College, USA and co-author of The Theology of Jonathan Edwards Ronald Story is professor of history emeritus at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, USA and author of Jonathan Edwards and the Gospel of Love (University of Massachusetts Press, USA, 2012).
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