The Jonathan Edwards Encyclopedia

The Jonathan Edwards Encyclopedia
ISBN-10
0802869521
ISBN-13
9780802869524
Category
Biography & Autobiography
Pages
615
Language
English
Published
2017
Publisher
Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Authors
Harry S. Stout, Adriaan Cornelis Neele

Description

Jonathan Edwards (1703-1758) is widely acknowledged as one of the most brilliant religious thinkers and multifaceted figures in American history. A fountainhead of modern evangelicalism, Edwards wore many hats during his lifetime--theologian, philosopher, pastor and town leader, preacher, missionary, college president, family man, among others. With nearly four hundred entries, this encyclopedia provides a wide-ranging perspective on Edwards, offering succinct synopses of topics large and small from his life, thought, and work. Summaries of Edwards's ideas as well as descriptions of the people and events of his times are all easy to find, and suggestions for further reading point to ways to explore topics in greater depth. Comprehensive and reliable, with contributions by 169 premier Edwards scholars from throughout the world, The Jonathan Edwards Encyclopedia will long stand as the standard reference work on this significant, extraordinary person.

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