Did You Know about Jonathan Edwards?
As an author, I am required to do a great deal of research. This research resulted in some very interesting facts, which I am sharing with you.
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Jonathan Edwards (October 5, 1703 – March 22, 1758) was a Christian preacher and theologian who "is widely acknowledged to be America's most important and original philosophical theologian" during the 18th century and was one of America's greatest intellectuals.
Although rooted in Reformed theology, the metaphysics of theological determinism, and the Puritan heritage, Edwards played a critical role in shaping the First Great Awakening. Moreover he oversaw some of the first revivals in 1733–35 at his church in Northampton, Massachusetts.
Edwards delivered the sermon "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God", a classic of early American literature still referred to in the 21st century. It was written during another revival in 1741, following George Whitefield's tour of the Thirteen Colonies.
Edwards is well known for his many books, The End For Which God Created the World, The Life of David Brainerd, which served to inspire thousands of missionaries throughout the 19th century, and Religious Affections, which many Reformed Evangelicals still read today.
If you are familiar with Princeton, you might be interested in knowing that Edwards served as the president of what was then known as the College of New Jersey. He arrived in January, and was installed on February 16, 1758. He gave weekly essay assignments in theology to the senior class.
Almost immediately after becoming president, Edwards, a strong supporter of small pox inoculations, decided to get inoculated himself in order to encourage others to do the same. Unfortunately, never having been in robust health, he died of the inoculation on March 22, 1758. He is buried in Princeton Cemetery.
Edwards was the father of three sons and eight daughters. But you might be interested in knowing that Jonathan and Sarah Edwards were also ancestors of the First Lady Edith Roosevelt, the writer O. Henry, the publisher Frank Nelson Doubleday and the writer Robert Lowell.
The Rise of Shem
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Jonathan Edwards (October 5, 1703 – March 22, 1758) was a Christian preacher and theologian who "is widely acknowledged to be America's most important and original philosophical theologian" during the 18th century and was one of America's greatest intellectuals.
Although rooted in Reformed theology, the metaphysics of theological determinism, and the Puritan heritage, Edwards played a critical role in shaping the First Great Awakening. Moreover he oversaw some of the first revivals in 1733–35 at his church in Northampton, Massachusetts.
Edwards delivered the sermon "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God", a classic of early American literature still referred to in the 21st century. It was written during another revival in 1741, following George Whitefield's tour of the Thirteen Colonies.
Edwards is well known for his many books, The End For Which God Created the World, The Life of David Brainerd, which served to inspire thousands of missionaries throughout the 19th century, and Religious Affections, which many Reformed Evangelicals still read today.
If you are familiar with Princeton, you might be interested in knowing that Edwards served as the president of what was then known as the College of New Jersey. He arrived in January, and was installed on February 16, 1758. He gave weekly essay assignments in theology to the senior class.
Almost immediately after becoming president, Edwards, a strong supporter of small pox inoculations, decided to get inoculated himself in order to encourage others to do the same. Unfortunately, never having been in robust health, he died of the inoculation on March 22, 1758. He is buried in Princeton Cemetery.
Edwards was the father of three sons and eight daughters. But you might be interested in knowing that Jonathan and Sarah Edwards were also ancestors of the First Lady Edith Roosevelt, the writer O. Henry, the publisher Frank Nelson Doubleday and the writer Robert Lowell.
The Rise of Shem
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