Theology of Jonathan Edwards

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McClymond, Michael James 저자(글)

Oxford University Press, USA · 2011년 12월 16일

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This is a survey of the religious thought of American theologian Jonathan Edwards that draws on all of his writings. In 48 chapters, McClymond and McDermott, two of the world's leading Edwards scholars, treat topics in Edwards's thought that have rarely been analyzed in depth.
Michael McClymond is Associate Professor of Theology, Saint Louis University. Gerald McDermott is Jordan-Trexler Professor of Religion, Roanoke College.
Michael J. McClymond is Associate Professor of Theological Studies at Saint Louis University. Gerald R. McDermott is Jordan-Trexler Professor of Religion at Roanoke College.
Michael J. McClymondis Associate Professor of Theological Studies at Saint Louis University. Gerald R. McDermottis Jordan-Trexler Professor of Religion at Roanoke College.
The Theology of Jonathan Edwards is the first survey of the religious thought of America's theologian--Jonathan Edwards--that draws on all of his writings, now available in a 73-volume online Yale critical edition. In 48 chapters, McClymond and McDermott, two of the world's leading Edwards scholars, treat topics in Edwards's thought that have rarely been analyzed in depth, and never in coordination with a close analysis of the rest of his theology. Such topics include theimplications of his doctrine of the Trinity for the divide between Roman Catholicism and Orthodoxy, his enduring appeal among both conservative and liberal Protestants, his ecclesial and sacramental theologies, his conflicted relationship with the history of Calvinism, the cultural-historical andcomparative-religious turn he made toward the end of his career (as the leading colonial thinker on the topic of world religions), the appeals to his ideas in nineteenth- and twentieth-century debates over Methodist, Holiness, Pentecostal, and Charismatic revivals, and the reception of his writings in the England, Scotland, continental Europe, and, more recently, in the evangelical communities of Latin America, Africa, Asia, and Oceania. Many of these topics have only been treated in passingin the existing literature, and never in connection with one another and with the whole bulk of Edwards's writings.
Scholars and laypersons alike regard Jonathan Edwards (1703-58) as North America's greatest theologian.The Theology of Jonathan Edwardsis the most comprehensive survey of his theology yet produced and the first study to make full use of the recently-completed seventy-three-volume online edition of the Works of Jonathan Edwards. The book's forty-five chapters examine all major aspects of Edwards's thought and include in-depth discussions of the extensive secondary literature on Edwards as well as Edwards's own writings. Its opening chapters set out Edwards's historical and personal theological contexts. The next thirty chapters connect Edwards's theologicallociin the temporally-ordered way in which he conceptualized the theological enterprise-beginning with the triune God in eternity with his angels to the history of redemption as an expression of God's inner reality ad extra, and then back to God in eschatological glory. The authors analyze such themes as aesthetics, metaphysics, typology, history of redemption, revival, and true virtue. They also take up such rarely-explored topics as Edwards's missiology, treatment of heaven and angels, sacramental thought, public theology, and views of non-Christian religions. Running throughout the volume are what the authors identify as five basic theological constituents: trinitarian communication, creaturely participation, necessitarian dispositionalism, divine priority, and harmonious constitutionalism. Later chapters trace his influence on and connections with later theologies and philosophies in America and Europe. The result is a multi-layered analysis that treats Edwards as a theologian for the twenty-first-century global Christian community, and a bridge between the Christian West and East, Protestantism and Catholicism, conservatism and liberalism, and charismatic and non-charismatic churches.
The Theology of Jonathan Edwardsis the first survey of the religious thought of America's theologian--Jonathan Edwards--that draws on all of his writings, now available in a 73-volume online Yale critical edition. In 48 chapters, McClymond and McDermott, two of the world's leading Edwards scholars, treat topics in Edwards's thought that have rarely been analyzed in depth, and never in coordination with a close analysis of the rest of his theology. Such topics include the implications of his doctrine of the Trinity for the divide between Roman Catholicism and Orthodoxy, his enduring appeal among both conservative and liberal Protestants, his ecclesial and sacramental theologies, his conflicted relationship with the history of Calvinism, the cultural-historical and comparative-religious turn he made toward the end of his career (as the leading colonial thinker on the topic of world religions), the appeals to his ideas in nineteenth- and twentieth-century debates over Methodist, Holiness, Pentecostal, and Charismatic revivals, and the reception of his writings in the England, Scotland, continental Europe, and, more recently, in the evangelical communities of Latin America, Africa, Asia, and Oceania. Many of these topics have only been treated in passing in the existing literature, and never in connection with one another and with the whole bulk of Edwards's writings.
"A truly impressive work. It is remarkable to find a comprehensive and insightful guide to all of Edwards's theology in one place and in a volume that is a pleasure to read." --George Marsden, author ofJonathan Edwards: A Life "Comprehensive, learned, and accessible--unquestionably the best starting place for anyone wanting to grapple with the ideas of America's greatest theologian." --Alister E. McGrath, Professor of Theology, Ministry, and Education, King's College, London "Scholarship on Jonathan Edwards has in recent years risen to a great flood. Yet despite heightened interest, there have been very few efforts to treat Edwards' formidable theology as a whole. With this book Michael McClymond and Gerald McDermott meet that pressing need and meet it very well. The book is clear, comprehensive, balanced, nuanced, and authoritative--in a word, a splendid volume about one of the truly great thinkers in all of American history." --Mark Noll, Francis A. McAnaney Professor of History, University of Notre Dame "Jonathan Edwards is not just an American theologian but a man who has profoundly influenced thinking about doctrinal questions and revival practice all over the world. This volume offers a series of forty-five short chapters that together provide a comprehensive account of his convictions and legacy down to contemporary appreciation of his thought. Edwards emerges as one of the most creative theologians the universal church has ever produced." --David Bebbington, Professor of History, University of Stirling "With interest in Jonathan Edwards at an unprecedented high around the world,The Theology of Jonathan Edwardsis a truly useful and unmatched digest of his times, thought, and influence. Edwards is one of the most-written about religious figures of the eighteenth-century, and with such a mountain of literature to navigate, this volume provides the single best entry point into Edwards' writings and ideas for the specialist and general reader alike." --Kenneth P. Minkema, Assistant Adjunct Professor of American Religious History, Yale Divinity School
This book is the first survey of the religious thought of America's theologian--Jonathan Edwards--that draws on all of his writings, now available in a 73-volume online Yale critical edition. In 48 chapters, McClymond and McDermott, two of the world's leading Edwards scholars, treat topics in Edwards's thought that have rarely been analyzed in depth, and never in coordination with a close analysis of the rest of his theology.

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저자(글) McClymond, Michael James

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• Acknowledgments	p. xi
  Introduction: Historical, Cultural, and Social Contexts
  Overture to a Symphony	p. 3
  Edwards: A Theological Life	p. 23
  Edwards's Intellectual Context	p. 40
  Edwards's Spirituality	p. 60
  The Question of Development Did Edwards Change?	p. 77
  Topics in Edwards's Theology
  Methods and Strategies
  Beauty and Aesthetics	p. 102
  Metaphysics	p. 102
  Typology: Scripture, Nature, and All of Reality	p. 116
  Revelation: Scripture, Reason, and Tradition	p. 130
  Apologetics	p. 149
  Biblical Exegesis	p. 167
  The Concept of a History of Redemption	p. 181
  The Triune God, the Angels, and Heaven
  God as Trinity: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit	p. 193
  The End of God in Creation	p. 207
  Providence and History	p. 224
  The Person and Work of Jesus Christ	p. 244
  The Holy Spirit	p. 262
  The Angels in the Plan of Salvation	p. 273
  Heaven is a World of Love	p. 295
  Theological Anthropology and Divine Grace
  The Affections and the Human Person	p. 311
  Edwards's Calvinism and Theology of the Covenants	p. 321
  Free Will and Original Sin	p. 339
  Salvation, Grace, and Faith: An Overview	p. 357
  Conversion: A Divine and Supernatural Light	p. 373
  Justification and Sanctification	p. 389
  The Theme of Divinization	p. 410
  Theology of Revival	p. 424
  Church, Ethics, Eschatology, and Society
  The Church	p. 451
  Edwards on (and in) the Ministry	p. 465
  The Sacraments: Baptism and the Lord's Supper	p. 482
  The Voice of the Great God: A Theology of Preaching	p. 494
  Public Theology, Society, and America	p. 513
  True Virtue, Christian Love, and Ethical Theory	p. 528
  Edwards on (and in) Mission	p. 549
  Eschatology	p. 566
  Christianity and Other Religions	p. 580
  Legacies and Affinities: Edwards's Disciples and Interpreters
  Selective Readings: Edwards and the New Divinity	p. 601
  Mixed Reactions: Princeton and Andover Seminaries and Nineteenth-Century American Culture	p. 625
  New Beginnings: The Twentieth-Century Recovery of Jonathan Edwards	p. 637
  Interpretations I: Edwards and Modern Philosophy	p. 649
  Interpretations II: Jonathan Edwards and the Reformed Tradition	p. 663
  Interpretations III: Edwards and the Revival Tradition	p. 675
  Interpretations IV: Edwards and the Catholic and Orthodox Traditions	p. 695
  Interpretations V: Edwards and Contemporary Theology	p. 709
  Conclusion: Edwards as a Theological Bridge	p. 718
  Index	p. 729
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ISBN	9780199791606 ( 0199791600 )
발행(출시)일자	2011년 12월 16일
쪽수	784쪽
크기	163 * 236 * 58 mm / 1138 g
총권수	1권
언어	영어