The Theology of Jonathan Edwards

by McClymond, Michael J.; McDermott, Gerald R.

• ISBN13: 9780199791606
• ISBN10: 0199791600
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2011-12-16
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

The Theology of Jonathan Edwardsis the first survey of the religious thought of America's theologian--Jonathan Edwards--that draws on all of his writings, now available in a 73-volume online Yale critical edition. In 48 chapters, McClymond and McDermott, two of the world's leading Edwards scholars, treat topics in Edwards's thought that have rarely been analyzed in depth, and never in coordination with a close analysis of the rest of his theology. Such topics include the implications of his doctrine of the Trinity for the divide between Roman Catholicism and Orthodoxy, his enduring appeal among both conservative and liberal Protestants, his ecclesial and sacramental theologies, his conflicted relationship with the history of Calvinism, the cultural-historical and comparative-religious turn he made toward the end of his career (as the leading colonial thinker on the topic of world religions), the appeals to his ideas in nineteenth- and twentieth-century debates over Methodist, Holiness, Pentecostal, and Charismatic revivals, and the reception of his writings in the England, Scotland, continental Europe, and, more recently, in the evangelical communities of Latin America, Africa, Asia, and Oceania. Many of these topics have only been treated in passing in the existing literature, and never in connection with one another and with the whole bulk of Edwards's writings.

Author Biography

Michael J. McClymond is Associate Professor of Theological Studies at Saint Louis University.

Gerald R. McDermott is Jordan-Trexler Professor of Religion at Roanoke College.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. xi
Introduction: Historical, Cultural, and Social Contexts
Overture to a Symphony	p. 3
Edwards: A Theological Life	p. 23
Edwards's Intellectual Context	p. 40
Edwards's Spirituality	p. 60
The Question of Development Did Edwards Change?	p. 77
Topics in Edwards's Theology
Methods and Strategies
Beauty and Aesthetics	p. 102
Metaphysics	p. 102
Typology: Scripture, Nature, and All of Reality	p. 116
Revelation: Scripture, Reason, and Tradition	p. 130
Apologetics	p. 149
Biblical Exegesis	p. 167
The Concept of a History of Redemption	p. 181
The Triune God, the Angels, and Heaven
God as Trinity: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit	p. 193
The End of God in Creation	p. 207
Providence and History	p. 224
The Person and Work of Jesus Christ	p. 244
The Holy Spirit	p. 262
The Angels in the Plan of Salvation	p. 273
Heaven is a World of Love	p. 295
Theological Anthropology and Divine Grace
The Affections and the Human Person	p. 311
Edwards's Calvinism and Theology of the Covenants	p. 321
Free Will and Original Sin	p. 339
Salvation, Grace, and Faith: An Overview	p. 357
Conversion: A Divine and Supernatural Light	p. 373
Justification and Sanctification	p. 389
The Theme of Divinization	p. 410
Theology of Revival	p. 424
Church, Ethics, Eschatology, and Society
The Church	p. 451
Edwards on (and in) the Ministry	p. 465
The Sacraments: Baptism and the Lord's Supper	p. 482
The Voice of the Great God: A Theology of Preaching	p. 494
Public Theology, Society, and America	p. 513
True Virtue, Christian Love, and Ethical Theory	p. 528
Edwards on (and in) Mission	p. 549
Eschatology	p. 566
Christianity and Other Religions	p. 580
Legacies and Affinities: Edwards's Disciples and Interpreters
Selective Readings: Edwards and the New Divinity	p. 601
Mixed Reactions: Princeton and Andover Seminaries and Nineteenth-Century American Culture	p. 625
New Beginnings: The Twentieth-Century Recovery of Jonathan Edwards	p. 637
Interpretations I: Edwards and Modern Philosophy	p. 649
Interpretations II: Jonathan Edwards and the Reformed Tradition	p. 663
Interpretations III: Edwards and the Revival Tradition	p. 675
Interpretations IV: Edwards and the Catholic and Orthodox Traditions	p. 695
Interpretations V: Edwards and Contemporary Theology	p. 709
Conclusion: Edwards as a Theological Bridge	p. 718
Index	p. 729
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