Jonathan Edwards: America's Evangelical

by Philip F. Gura

2021-01-03 07:59:40

An important new biography of America''s founding religious father. Jonathan Edwards was America''s most influential evangelical, whose revivals of the 1730s became those against which all subsequent ones have been judged.The marvelous accomplishment... Read more

An important new biography of America''s founding religious father.

Jonathan Edwards was America''s most influential evangelical, whose revivals of the 1730s became those against which all subsequent ones have been judged.

The marvelous accomplishment of Philip Gura''s Jonathan Edwards is to place the rich intellectual landscape of America''s most formidable evangelical within the upheaval of his times. Gura not only captures Edwards'' brilliance but respectfully explains the enduring appeal of his theology: in a world of profound uncertainty, it held out hope of an authentic conversion---the quickening of the indwelling spirit of God in one''s heart and the consequent certitude of Godly behavior and everlasting grace.

Tracing Jonathan Edwards'' life from his birth in 1703 to his untimely death in 1758, Gura magnificently reasserts Edwards rightful claim as the father of America''s evangelical tradition.

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ISBN9780809061969
Philip F. Gura is William S. Newman Distinguished Professor of American Literature and Culture at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, where he holds appointments in English, American studie...

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