Jonathan Edwards On Revival (Jonathan Edwards)

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Jonathan Edwards was one of the few truly great theologians of the English-speaking world, an intellectual and spiritual giant. When he began his ministry at Northampton, Massachusetts, New England had drifted from the Puritanism of its founders. Resisting the current trend, Edwards preached the whole counsel of God, and God plainly honoured his ministry. Yet to all appearances his life ended in tragedy; voted out of his pastorate by the people of Northampton, he died of fever at Princeton, only two months after taking over as President of its College.

Apart from his contribution to the Church in his own lifetime, Edwards left posterity in his debt by his prolific writings. His sermons and treatises have a timeless character. Special interest attaches to this volume, containing one of his most analytical treatises on revival, Distinguishing Marks of a Work of the Spirit of God, and his justly famous Narrative of Surprising Conversions. The Narrative is both a detailed account of the famous revival of religion at Northampton in 1735 and a broad over-all Spiritual view and assessment of the work. It is hoped that this new edition will help further to familiarize evangelicals with one of their great forbears.

Table of Contents

A NARRATIVE OF SURPRISING CONVERSIONS    

Preface    1

I.    A General Introductory Statement    7

 II.    The Manner of Conversion Various    23

 III.    This Work further illustrated in Particular Instances    55

THE DISTINGUISHING MARKS OF A WORK OF THE SPIRIT OF GOD    75

AN ACCOUNT OF THE REVIVAL IN NORTHAMPTO IN 1740-42 IN A LETTER TO A MINISTER OF BOSTON     148

Product Details

Title: Jonathan Edwards On Revival 

Author: Jonathan Edwards

Publisher: Banner of Truth

Pages: 168

Binding: Paperback

Size: 21.5 x 13.7 x 1.0 cm

ISBN: 9780851514314