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By: Jonathan Edwards (1703-1758)
“Select Sermons of Jonathan Edwards” is a collection of powerful and thought-provoking sermons by the renowned theologian and preacher Jonathan Edwards. Edwards’ words are both eloquent and convicting, challenging readers to reflect on their own beliefs and actions. The sermons cover a wide range of topics, from sin and salvation to God’s sovereignty and the importance of virtue. Edwards’ deep theological insights and passionate delivery make this collection a must-read for anyone interested in Christian theology and spirituality. Overall, “Select Sermons of Jonathan Edwards” is a timeless and impactful work that continues to inspire and edify readers centuries after it was first preached.
Book Description:
Jonathan Edwards was a colonial American Congregational preacher, theologian, and missionary to Native Americans. Edwards “is widely acknowledged to be America’s most important and original philosophical theologian.” His work is very broad in scope, but he is often associated with his defense of Calvinist theology, the metaphysics of theological determinism, and the Puritan heritage. His famous sermon “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God,” emphasized the just wrath of God against sin and contrasted it with the provision of God for salvation; the intensity of his preaching sometimes resulted in members of the audience fainting, swooning, and other more obtrusive reactions. The swooning and other behaviors in his audience caught him up in a controversy over “bodily effects” of the Holy Spirit’s presence.
This collection contains nineteen of his sermons, including “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God.”
