An Infinite Fountain of Light
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An Infinite Fountain of Light

Jonathan Edwards for the Twenty-First Century

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eBook - ePub

An Infinite Fountain of Light

Jonathan Edwards for the Twenty-First Century

About this book

Christians need to pause once in a while to get their bearings. For perspective on our own times and how we got here, it helps to listen to wise guides from other eras. In An Infinite Fountain of Light, the renowned American historian George Marsden illuminates the landscape with wisdom from one such mentor: Jonathan Edwards.

Drawing on his deep expertise on Edwards and American culture, Marsden explains where Edwards stood within his historical context and sets forth key points of his complex thought. By also considering Benjamin Franklin and George Whitefield, two of Edwards's most influential contemporaries, Marsden unpacks the competing cultural and religious impulses that have shaped our times. In contrast, Edwards offered us an exhilarating view of the centrality of God's beauty and love. Christians' love for God, he taught, can be the guiding love of our lives, opening us to transformative joy and orienting all our lesser loves.

"There is an infinite fullness of all possible good in God, a fullness of every perfection, of all excellency and beauty, and of infinite happiness," wrote Edwards. "This infinite fountain of light should, diffusing its excellent fullness, pour forth light all around."

With Marsden's guidance, readers will discover how Edwards's insights can renew our own vision of the divine, of creation, and of ourselves.

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Information

Publisher
IVP Academic
Year
2023
Print ISBN
9781514006627
eBook ISBN
9781514006634
Topic
History
Subtopic
Early American History
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Dedication
  4. Contents
  5. Acknowledgments
  6. 1 A Person of His Time for Our Time
  7. 2 The Culture That Franklin Built
  8. 3 The Dynamic Beauty of God
  9. 4 Edwards and the Churches That Whitefield Built
  10. 5 But How Do We Tell? The Signs of Rightly Ordered Loves
  11. Appendix: “A Divine and Supernatural Light” (1733): A Sermon by Jonathan Edwards
  12. General Index
  13. Scripture Index
  14. Notes
  15. Praise for An Infinite Fountain of Light
  16. About the Author
  17. More Titles from InterVarsity Press
  18. Copyright