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  2. Jonathan Edwards (theologian) - Wikipedia

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    Jonathan Edwards (October 5, 1703 – March 22, 1758) was an American revivalist preacher, philosopher, and Congregationalist theologian. Edwards is widely regarded as one of America's most important and original philosophical theologians.

  3. A Dissertation Concerning the End for Which God Created the ...

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    In his book God's Passion for His Glory, which includes the complete text of The End for Which God Created the World as the second half of the book, Piper argues that the longer he lives "the more clearly I see my dependence on those who have gone before," that "Edwards's relentless God-centeredness and devotion to the Biblical contours of ...

  4. The Nature of True Virtue - Wikipedia

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    The Nature of True Virtue, and its companion work, A Dissertation Concerning the End for Which God Created the World, are still popular works today.Modern theologian John Piper, who extensively studied the works of Edwards while at seminary, credits the work with awakening in him "a deep longing to be a good man."

  5. Sarah Edwards (missionary) - Wikipedia

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    Sarah Edwards (January 9, 1710 – October 2, 1758) was an American missionary and the wife of theologian Jonathan Edwards. Her husband was initially drawn to her spiritual openness, direct relationship with God, and periods of spiritual ecstasy.

  6. A Faithful Narrative of the Surprising Work of God - Wikipedia

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    Edwards gives a background of the town and its relatively mundane history prior to the Awakening of 1734. In the book, Edwards describes God's grace by using examples of various people from his local congregation, such as Abigail Hutchinson, a young woman who died joyfully. These examples illustrate the psychology of conversion by grace.

  7. The Life of David Brainerd - Wikipedia

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    David Brainerd was an early 18th century American missionary to the Native Americans who had a particularly fruitful ministry among the Delaware Indians of New Jersey.The work was taken from Brainerd's own diary, but was substantially changed by Edwards in order to better present an example of a man who countered the Arminian viewpoint.

  8. Religious Affections - Wikipedia

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    Edwards describes the importance of testing new faith and discerning whether it is legitimate. He lays out twelve tests of true conversion, including ways of measuring allegedly fruitful works . He basically concludes that the fruit of the Spirit are the religious affections, love being the chief affection, and that all other fruit (or ...

  9. File:Introduction to sociology (IA cu31924013899962).pdf

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