Jonathan Edwards is considered by many to be Americas greatest theologian. Many have lauded him as one of the great theologians in church history. This book brings together major Catholic, Orthodox, and Protestant theologians to assess Edwardss theological acumen. Each chapter places Edwards in conversation with a thinker or a tradition over a specific theological issue.
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| Introduction |
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PART I COMPARISON AND ASSESSMENT |
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1 Seeking Salvation: Jonathan Edwards and Nicholas Cabasilas on Life in Christ |
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2 Anselm and Edwards on God |
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3 New Science of Sacrifice |
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4 Jonathan Edwards: "Discourse on the Trinity" |
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5 Edwards and Luther on Free/Bound Willing |
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6 The Beauty of Christ: Edwards and Balthasar on Theological Aesthetics |
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7 The Sophiology of Jonathan Edwards |
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PART II CONSTRUCTIVE ENGAGEMENT FOR CURRENT CONVERSATIONS |
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8 Jonathan Edwards and Thomas Aquinas on Original Sin |
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9 Jonathan Edwards, John Henry Newman, and Karl Barth: Is a Typological View of Reality Legitimate? |
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10 Jonathan Edwards and Alasdair MacIntyre: Interdependence, Community, and Contemporary Virtue Ethics |
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11 The Erotic Side of Divine Participation: Jonathan Edwards, Gregory of Nyssa, and Origen of Alexandria on Song of Songs 1:1-4 |
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12 The Surprising Third Article Theology of Jonathan Edwards |
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13 Jonathan Edwards and Wolfhart Pannenberg toward Trinitarian Prayer |
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| Bibliography |
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Kyle C. Strobel, PhD, University of Aberdeen, is the Assistant Professor of Spiritual Theology at Talbot School of Theology, Biola University. He has written Jonathan Edwardss Theology: A Reinterpretation (T&T Clark, 2013), Formed for the Glory of God: Learning from the Spiritual Practices of Jonathan Edwards (IVP, 2013), and Jonathan Edwards: An Introduction to His Thought with Oliver Crisp (Eerdmans, forthcoming). He has also edited Sanctified by Grace: A Theology of the Christian Life with Kent Eilers (T&T Clark, 2014) and Reading the Christian Spiritual Classics: A Guide for Evangelicals with Jamin Goggin (IVP Academic, 2013).
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