Jonathan Edwards Lover of God

by Strachan, Owen; Sweeney, Douglas Allen

• ISBN13: 9780802424570
• ISBN10: 0802424570
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-02-01
• Publisher: Moody Publishers

Summary

Jonathan Edwards stands tall in Americars"s historical memory. A great philosopher, a great preacher, a great theologian. Edwards was a complex and gifted person, one who defies easy characterization. He intimidates us, and we distance ourselves from him, because at the most fundamental level, hers"s just not like us.It is of course true that Jonathan Edwards was a combination of many rare things: an exceptional intellectual, a masterly preacher, a cavernous theologian, a devoted husband and father, a college president, and much more. But all of these roles flowed out of one simple and essential reality: Jonathan Edwards was a Christian. He was a believer who followed Jesus Christ in repentant faith. He loved God, and he sought to live for Him.This book celebrates the unique life and ministry of Jonathan Edwards. It peels back the cover of his life, to show us what a life devoted to our sovereign Lord can look like. It causes us to use our own God-given gifts for the salvation of sinners, the strengthening of Godrs"s church, and the glory of God. You do not need to be a scholar to enjoy and benefit from the story about, and rich lessons of, Edwards' life.

Author Biography

OWEN STRACHAN is the Managing Director of the Carl F. H. Henry Center for Theological Understanding at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School and a Ph.D. student in Historical Theology at TEDS. He has also served as a teaching assistant and has worked at the White House and for the presidents of Bowdoin College and Southern Seminary. Having completed internships at Capitol Hill Baptist Church and Evanston Baptist Church, Strachan is preparing to serve as a pastor-theologian in a city. He currently lives on Chicago’s North Shore with his wife, Bethany, and their daughter.

DOUG SWEENEY is professor of Church History and the History of Christian Thought and director of the Carl F. H. Henry Center for Theological Understanding at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. He formerly served as a lecturer at Yale University, as an adjunct professor as Aquinas College, and as a visiting professor at both Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary and Reformed Theological Seminary. Sweeney is the author of a number of books and articles about religious history and the American theologian, Jonathan Edwards. He resides with his wife, Wilma, and their son in Lindenhurst, Illinois.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1. The Happiness of a Christian HomeChapter 2. The Joys of New Birth, Meditation, and ActionChapter 3. The Trials and Joys of Young AdulthoodChapter 4. The God of Grace and Word of LightChapter 5. The Extraordinary Work of the Spirit of GodChapter 6. Discovering the Unseen RealmChapter 7. The Loss of One Work and Beginning of AnotherChapter 8. Crafting a Legacy of Faith

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