Those Whom God Hates He Often Gives Plenty - Jonathan Edwards (1703-1758)

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The Religious Affections [Jonathan Edwards, 2013] By Jonathan Edwards / Dover Publications In one of the unsurpassed religious masterpieces of American writing, Jonathan Edwards distinguishes between true and false religion by defining a believer's correct affections and explaining their importance. He further identifies the distinction between genuine-seeming and legitimate affections. A Christian preacher and one of the greatest theologians of the English-speaking world, Jonathan Edwards played a critical role in the First Great Awakening and oversaw some of the first revivals in 1773 at his church in Northampton, MA. His famous sermon "Sinners in the Hands of Angry God" remains a classic of early American literature, and Religious Affections constitutes essential reading for divinity students and students in American religious history.