Recommended Resources
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Reading List
About Edwards
- Jonathan Edwards: A New Biography, Iain Murray
- God's Passion for His Glory, John Piper
- The Supremacy of God in Preaching, John Piper (part two analyzes the preaching of Jonathan Edwards)
- Jonathan Edwards: A Guided Tour of His Life and Thought, Stephen Nichols & Samuel Logan
- Jonathan and Sarah: An Uncommon Union, Edna Gerstner
- Jonathan Edwards: A Life by George Marsden (Forthcoming: April 2003)
- The Legacy of Jonathan Edwards: American Religion and the Evangelical Tradition, Craig Larson, D.G. Hart, Stephen Nichols, eds. (Forthcoming: July 2003)
By Edwards
(from easier to more difficult--but all are recommended, especially the most difficult!)
- Jonathan Edwards Resolutions: And Advice to Young Converts (published by P&R as a short booklet)
- The Excellency of Jesus Christ (pp. 680-690 in The Works of Jonathan Edwards Volume 1)
- Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God (published by P&R as a short booklet)
- Dissertation Concerning the Divine Decrees in General and Election in Particular (pp. 525-543 in Works Volume 2)
- The Life & Diary of David Brainerd (published by Baker Books; also found in Works Volume 2, pp. 313-458)
- Dissertation Concerning the End for Which God Created the World (included in God's Passion for His Glory; also found in Works Volume 1 pp. 94-122)
- Justification by Faith Alone (published by Soli Deo Gloria; also found in Works Volume 1, pp. 622-654
- The Great Christian Doctrine of Original Sin Defended (pp. 143-233 in Works Volume 1)
- The Religious Affections (published by Banner of Truth; also found in Works Volume 1 pp. 234-344)
- The Freedom of the Will (published by Soli Deo Gloria; also found in Works Volume 1 pp. 3-93)
DG Online Resources
The Pastor as Theologian: Reflections on the Life and Ministry of Jonathan Edwards
Enoying God and the Transformation of Culture
Is God Less Glorious Because He Ordained that Evil Be? Jonathan Edwards on the Decrees of God
Was Jonathan Edwards a Christian Hedonist?
DG Products
External Online Resources
Jonathan Edwards.Com
"World's Largest Jonathan Edwards Site." You will find multiple
sermons, links to online versions of his major works (including Freedom
of the Will and Religious Affections), a taste of his scientific and
philosophical writings, his works on revival, personal writings, and
biographical sketches.
Yale Divinity School: The Works
of Jonathan Edwards
Information on the Yale University Press modern critical edition of
Edward's works--including the mission statement and history of the project
and a listing of released and forthcoming volumes. Also contains a brief
section on Edward's life and Jonathan Edwards artifacts.
Christian Classics Ethereal
Library: Jonathan Edwards
Links to his major works and sermons and information about his life
and ministry.
An
Index to the Writings of Jonathan Edwards
An extensive index to the published writings of Jonathan Edwards.
The Jonathan Edwards
Institute
The purpose of the JE Institute is to "foster a God-entranced
worldview." Their web site includes information on their conferences
and ministry.
Princeton Biography of Edwards
A brief biography by Princeton seminary on their third president.
