The legacy of Jonathan Edwards : American religion and the evangelical tradition / edited by D.G. Hart, Sean Michael Lucas, and Stephen J. Nichols.

Format:

Book

Conference/Event

Contributor:

Hart, D. G. (Darryl G.)

Lucas, Sean Michael, 1970-

Nichols, Stephen J., 1970-

Conference Name:

Reformed Bible Conference (2001 : Westminster Presbyterian Church, Lancaster, Pa.)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Edwards, Jonathan, 1703-1758--Congresses.

Edwards, Jonathan.

Edwards, Jonathan, 1703-1758.

Evangelicalism--United States--History--Congresses.

Evangelicalism.

History.

United States.

Genre:

Conference papers and proceedings.

Physical Description:

255 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Grand Rapids, Mich. : Baker Academic, [2003]

Summary:

Three hundred years after Edwards' birth, experts on Edwards examine the vision, theology, and legacy of this theological giant. Scholars contributing essays include Harry S. Stout, George M. Marsden, Gerald McDermott, and Douglas Sweeney.The first part of the book focuses on the vision of Jonathan Edwards, discussing how Edwards understood Native American mission, preaching, and Christian spirituality. A second section looks at Edwards' theology and its relevance for contemporary church issues, including the crisis of character and open theism. The third section examines how Edwards' legacy was carried on by later church leaders. And the final section offers personal reflections by long-time Edwards scholar George S. Claghorn and a survey of the best literature on Edwards.

Contents:

Part 1 Vision

1. Jonathan Edwards' Tri-World Vision / Harry S. Stout 27

2. Last of the Mohican Missionaries: Jonathan Edwards at Stockbridge / Stephen J. Nichols 47

3. Driven by Passion: Jonathan Edwards and the Art of Preaching / Richard A. Bailey 64

4. The "Inward, Sweet Sense" of Christ in Jonathan Edwards / Charles Hambrick-Stowe 79

Part 2 Theology

5. Challenging the Presumptions of the Age: The Two Dissertations / George M. Marsden 99

6. Open Theism in the Hands of an Angry Puritan: Jonathan Edwards on Divine Foreknowledge / C. Samuel Storms 114

7. Jonathan Edwards on Apologetics: Reason and the Noetic Effects of Sin / K. Scott Oliphint 131

8. Jonathan Edwards and the National Covenant: Was He Right? / Gerald R. McDermott 147

Part 3 Legacy

9. Jonathan Edwards and the Origins of Experimental Calvinism / D. G. Hart 161

10. Taylorites, Tylerites, and the Dissolution of the New England Theology / Douglas A. Sweeney 181

11. "He Cuts Up Edwardsism by the Roots": Robert Lewis Dabney and the Edwardsian Legacy in the Nineteenth-Century South / Sean Michael Lucas 200

Part 4 Reflections

12. Transcribing a Difficult Hand: Collecting and Editing Edwards' Letters over Thirty-Five Years / George S. Claghorn 217

13. Jonathan Edwards between Church and Academy: A Bibliographic Essay / Sean Michael Lucas 228.

Notes:

Conference held Oct. 26-28, 2001.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0801026229

OCLC:

51216215