Positive Mimesis in Jonathan Edwards’s Charity and Its Fruits

When a great thinker sees a universal, teleological pattern at work in nature—a sweeping vision of creation—it is tempting to test such a view with the work of other great thinkers. This paper explores such a test between two such minds, that of the 18th-century pastor and theologian Jonathan Edward...

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Main Author: Vargas, Kristin (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: the Jonathan Edwards Center at Yale Universiry [2020]
In: Jonathan Edwards studies
Year: 2020, Volume: 10, Issue: 1, Pages: 89-111
Further subjects:B American Religious History
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Summary:When a great thinker sees a universal, teleological pattern at work in nature—a sweeping vision of creation—it is tempting to test such a view with the work of other great thinkers. This paper explores such a test between two such minds, that of the 18th-century pastor and theologian Jonathan Edwards and the 20th-century French intellectual René Girard
ISSN:2159-6875
Contains:Enthalten in: Jonathan Edwards studies