RT Book
T1 The other Jonathan Edwards: selected writings on society, love, and justice
A1 Edwards, Jonathan 1703-1758
A2 McDermott, Gerald R. 1952-
A2 Story, Ronald 1940-
LA English
PP Amherst Boston
PB University of Massachusetts Press
YR 2015
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1762026090
AB Sermon : "Living peaceably one with another" (1723) Edwards's youthful strain of communitarian idealism -- Miscellanies notebook : "The millennium (1723, 1726) Early social and political commentary -- Images of divine things (1738) Gravity as a type of love -- Sermon : "Sin and wickedness bring calamity and misery" (1729) The national covenant -- Sermon : "Envious men" (1730) On status-seeking and its social implications -- Sermon : "The state of public affairs" (1731-32) God deals not only with individuals but also with whole societies -- Sermon : "The duty of charity to the poor" (1733) On the duty of Christians and the state to assist the underprivileged -- Sermon : "The excellency of Christ" (1736) Christ's humility and love -- Sermon : "Charity contrary to a selfish spirit" (1738) The beauty of love in community -- Sermon : "Long-suffering and kindness" (1738) Dealing with injuries from others -- Sermon : "Heaven is a world of love" (1738) The society of heaven is everything our society ought to be -- A history of the work of redemption : "The millennium (1739); Miscellanies notebook : "The millennium" (1740) Times of great peace and love -- Sermon : "Mercy and not sacrifice" (1740) Moral duties an essential part of religion -- "A church covenant" (1742) Strict regard to rules of honesty, justice, and uprightness -- Sermon : "The duties of Christians in a time of war" (1745) The possibility and conditions of just war -- Treatise concerning religious affections (1746) On Christian character -- Sermon : "A strong rod broken and withered" (1748) The qualities of a good political leader -- Sermon : "Farewell sermon" (1750) Someday we shall all meet again -- Letter to Speaker Thomas Hubbard (1751) Caring for Indians -- Moral philosophy : the nature of true virtue (1756-57) What is true virtue?
AB Widely regarded as perhaps America's greatest theologian, Jonathan Edwards still suffers the stereotype of hellfire preacher obsessed with God's wrath. In this anthology, Gerald McDermott and Ronald Story seek to correct that common view by showing that Edwards was also a compassionate, socially conscious minister of the first order. Through a selection of sermons and primary writings, McDermott and Story reveal an Edwards who preached love toward all humanity regardless of belief or appearance; who demanded private and public charity to the poor; who criticized hard-hearted business dealings as impious and socially destructive; and who condemned envy and status-seeking as anti-Christian and anti-community. This "other" Jonathan Edwards preached about grace and the love of God but also about responsive constitutional government, the iniquities of hypocrisy and corruption, and the nature of wise leadership. He acknowledged the need for national defense but left room for popular revolt from tyranny. He anticipated a millennial age of peace and prosperity and believed that people should live in the world as they would live through grace in heaven. Jonathan Edwards was, in sum, a worldly as well as spiritual reformer who resisted the materialistic, acquisitive, and individualistic currents of American culture. For these reasons, McDermott and Story think he may have lessons to teach us today. -- Amazon.com
NO Includes bibliographical references (pages 141-144) and index
CN BX7260.E3
SN 978-1-62534-151-8
SN 1-62534-151-2
SN 978-1-62534-152-5
SN 1-62534-152-0
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