The theology of Jonathan Edwards / Michael J. McClymond and Gerald R. McDermott.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextPublication details: New York : Oxford University Press, c2012.Description: xii, 757 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9780199791606 (alk. paper)
  • 0199791600 (alk. paper)
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • BX 7260 .E3  M34 2012
Contents:
Part I. Introduction : historical, cultural, and social contexts -- ch. 1. Overture to a symphony -- ch. 2. Edwards : a theological life -- ch. 3. Edwards's intellectual context -- ch. 4. Edwards's spirituality -- ch. 5. The question of development : did Edwards change? -- Part II. Topics in Edwards's theology -- ch. 6. Beauty and aesthetics -- ch. 7. Metaphysics -- ch. 8. Typology : scripture, nature, and all of reality -- ch. 9. Revelation : scripture, reason, and tradition -- ch. 10. Apologetics -- ch. 11. Biblical exegesis -- ch. 12. The concept of a history of redemption -- ch. 13. God as Trinity : Father, Son, and Holy Spirit -- ch. 14. The end of God in creation -- ch. 15. Providence and history -- ch. 16. The person and work of Jesus Christ -- ch. 17. The Holy Spirit -- ch. 18. The angels in the plan of salvation -- ch. 19. Heaven is a world of love -- ch. 20. The affections and the human person -- ch. 21. Edwards's Calvinism and theology of the covenants -- ch. 22 Free will and original sin -- ch. 23. Salvation, grace, and faith : an overview -- ch. 24. Conversion : a divine and supernatural light -- ch. 25. Justification and sanctification -- ch. 26. The theme of divinization -- ch. 27. Theology of revival -- ch. 28. The church -- ch. 29. Edwards on (and in) the ministry -- ch. 30. The sacraments : baptism and the Lord's Supper -- ch. 31. The voice of the great God : a theology of preaching -- ch. 32. Public theology, society, and America -- ch. 33. True virtue, Christian love, and ethical theory -- ch. 34. Edwards on (and in) mission -- ch. 35. Eschatology -- ch. 36. Christianity and other religions -- Part III. Legacies and affinities : Edwards's disciples and interpreters -- ch. 37. Selective readings : Edwards and the new divinity -- ch. 38. Mixed reactions : Princeton and Andover Seminaries and nineteenth-century American culture -- ch. 39. New beginnings : the twentieth-century recovery of Jonathan Edwards -- ch. 40. Interpretations I : Edwards and modern philosophy -- ch. 41. Interpretations II : Jonathan Edwards and the Reformed tradition -- ch. 42. Interpretations III : Edwards and the revival tradition -- ch 43. Interpretations IV : Edwards and the Catholic and Orthodox traditions -- ch. 44. Interpretations V : Edwards and contemporary theology -- ch. 45. Conclusion : Edwards as a theological bridge.
Summary: Scholars and laypersons alike regard Jonathan Edwards as North America's greatest theologian. The Theology of Jonathan Edwards is the most comprehensive survey of his theology yet produced and the first study to make full use of the recently-completed seventy-three-volume online edition of the Works of Jonathan Edwards. The book's forty-five chapters examine all major aspects of Edwards's thought and include in-depth discussions of the extensive secondary literature on Edwards as well as Edwards's own writings. --from publisher description
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part I. Introduction : historical, cultural, and social contexts -- ch. 1. Overture to a symphony -- ch. 2. Edwards : a theological life -- ch. 3. Edwards's intellectual context -- ch. 4. Edwards's spirituality -- ch. 5. The question of development : did Edwards change? -- Part II. Topics in Edwards's theology -- ch. 6. Beauty and aesthetics -- ch. 7. Metaphysics -- ch. 8. Typology : scripture, nature, and all of reality -- ch. 9. Revelation : scripture, reason, and tradition -- ch. 10. Apologetics -- ch. 11. Biblical exegesis -- ch. 12. The concept of a history of redemption -- ch. 13. God as Trinity : Father, Son, and Holy Spirit -- ch. 14. The end of God in creation -- ch. 15. Providence and history -- ch. 16. The person and work of Jesus Christ -- ch. 17. The Holy Spirit -- ch. 18. The angels in the plan of salvation -- ch. 19. Heaven is a world of love -- ch. 20. The affections and the human person -- ch. 21. Edwards's Calvinism and theology of the covenants -- ch. 22 Free will and original sin -- ch. 23. Salvation, grace, and faith : an overview -- ch. 24. Conversion : a divine and supernatural light -- ch. 25. Justification and sanctification -- ch. 26. The theme of divinization -- ch. 27. Theology of revival -- ch. 28. The church -- ch. 29. Edwards on (and in) the ministry -- ch. 30. The sacraments : baptism and the Lord's Supper -- ch. 31. The voice of the great God : a theology of preaching -- ch. 32. Public theology, society, and America -- ch. 33. True virtue, Christian love, and ethical theory -- ch. 34. Edwards on (and in) mission -- ch. 35. Eschatology -- ch. 36. Christianity and other religions -- Part III. Legacies and affinities : Edwards's disciples and interpreters -- ch. 37. Selective readings : Edwards and the new divinity -- ch. 38. Mixed reactions : Princeton and Andover Seminaries and nineteenth-century American culture -- ch. 39. New beginnings : the twentieth-century recovery of Jonathan Edwards -- ch. 40. Interpretations I : Edwards and modern philosophy -- ch. 41. Interpretations II : Jonathan Edwards and the Reformed tradition -- ch. 42. Interpretations III : Edwards and the revival tradition -- ch 43. Interpretations IV : Edwards and the Catholic and Orthodox traditions -- ch. 44. Interpretations V : Edwards and contemporary theology -- ch. 45. Conclusion : Edwards as a theological bridge.

Scholars and laypersons alike regard Jonathan Edwards as North America's greatest theologian. The Theology of Jonathan Edwards is the most comprehensive survey of his theology yet produced and the first study to make full use of the recently-completed seventy-three-volume online edition of the Works of Jonathan Edwards. The book's forty-five chapters examine all major aspects of Edwards's thought and include in-depth discussions of the extensive secondary literature on Edwards as well as Edwards's own writings. --from publisher description

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