The Sermons of Jonathan Edwards: A Reader

By Jonathan Edwards

Book Overview

Jonathan Edwards, widely considered America's most important Christian thinker, was first and foremost a preacher and pastor who guided souls and interpreted religious experiences. His primary tool in achieving these goals was the sermon, out of which grew many of his famous treatises. This selection of Edwards' sermons recognizes their crucial role in his life and art.

The fifteen sermons, four of which have never been published before, reflect a life dedicated to experiencing and understanding spiritual truth. Chosen to represent a typical cycle of Edwards' preaching, the sermons address a wide range of occasions, situations, and states, corporate as well as personal. The book also contains an introduction that discusses Edwards' contribution to the sermon as a literary form, places his sermons within their social and cultural contexts, and considers his theological aims as a way of familiarizing the reader with the "order of salvation" as Edwards conceived of it. Together, the sermons and the editors' introduction offer a rounded picture of Edwards the preacher, the sermon writer, and the pastoral theologian.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300077688
• ISBN13: 9780300077681
• Release Date: July 1999
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 0.98 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.4" x 8.1"

Customer Reviews

A DIVINE AND SUPERNATURAL LIGHT

I purchased the book for one sermon A DIVINE AND SUPERNATURAL LIGHT I was amazed about how many of the sermons were right one with where I am at in my life. Gods word is time less and this is a clear translation of what God has to say to his people.

18th Century Purpose Driven preacher

Do not get this book if you're pursuing modern or postmodern theology. Do not get this book if you're looking for gimmicks. If you want to get down to basics ... salvation and sin, heaven and hell ... read this collection. The original 'fire & brimestone' sermon ... "Sinners in the hands of angry God" is worth the price of the book if you're unfamiliar with Edwards. You can see the evangelical power of this mighty pastor grow in this chronological collection. Edwards is a gift to us, well worth rediscovering.

As always, excellent!

Edwards is excellent in presenting the gospel. His sermons are quite substantive and always pointing the reader (or hearer in his days) towards God. Should you desire a great book of some of Edward's greatest works, this is the book for you.

Beware of nutcase reviews of this book.

John Calvin and Jonathan Edwards are, without question, two of the greatest theologians in the history of the church. Who is Mike DeSario?

A monument in Christian literature!!

The sermons of Edwards are a cornerstone of religious faith in this country. His ability to reach common man led to a national revival. This "calvinistic" doctrine is what our nation needs now! It is both a comfort and a fearful thing to know that our eternal lives are in the hands of a loving God and a just God who can be angry at sin!!! I'm sorry some people feel threatened by Calvin and Edwards but if you are seeking enlightenment this book can help point you there.