The Theology of Jonathan Edwards
Michael J. McClymond & Gerald R. McDermott · a chapter-by-chapter study companion for UECF.NET
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The Theology of Jonathan Edwards
The Theology of Jonathan Edwards (Oxford University Press, 2012) by Michael J. McClymond and Gerald R. McDermott is among the most comprehensive single studies of Edwards's thought ever written — a 45-chapter guide that moves from his life and intellectual context through the full range of his theology (the Trinity, beauty, typology, revival, grace, virtue, missions, eschatology) to his long afterlife among later theologians and revival movements. Drawing on the ongoing Yale University Press edition of Edwards's Works and decades of Edwards scholarship, McClymond and McDermott read the eighteenth-century Northampton pastor and philosopher not as a historical curiosity but as a living theological voice still shaping evangelical and Reformed thought today.
UECF.NET's study companion follows the book's own three-part structure — Introduction (historical and intellectual context), Topics in Edwards's Theology (in four sections: methods and strategies; the triune God, angels and heaven; theological anthropology and grace; church, ethics, eschatology and society), and Legacies and Affinities (Edwards's reception from his own students to contemporary theology). Each of the 45 chapters here offers a Scripture focus, an original summary of the chapter's argument, key points, a short quotation, related passages and reflection questions — a guide for reading alongside the book itself, not a substitute for it.
Authors: Michael J. McClymond & Gerald R. McDermott
First published: 2012 · Oxford University Press
- 45 chapters
- 3 parts
- 857 pages (original)
- 328 min companion read
- English & Telugu
How to use this study companion
This is a guide to the book, not a copy of it. The Theology of Jonathan Edwards remains in copyright, so its text is not reproduced here; what you will find for each chapter is its Scripture focus (King James Version, with a Telugu translation on the Telugu pages), an original UECF.NET summary of the chapter's argument, its key points, one brief representative line, related passages, and questions for personal reflection or group discussion. Read the chapter in the book, then use the page here to review, discuss and apply it.
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The 45 chapters
Part One: Introduction — Historical, Cultural, and Social Contexts
Psalm 145:52Edwards: A Theological Life
Philippians 1:213Edwards's Intellectual Context
1 Chronicles 12:324Edwards's Spirituality
Psalm 27:45The Question of Development: Did Edwards Change?
Proverbs 4:18
Part Two: Topics in Edwards's Theology
Section 1: Methods and Strategies
Psalm 96:97Metaphysics
Colossians 1:178Typology: Scripture, Nature, and All of Reality
Hebrews 10:19Revelation: Scripture, Reason, and Tradition
2 Timothy 3:1610Apologetics
1 Peter 3:1511Biblical Exegesis
Nehemiah 8:812The Concept of a History of Redemption
Ephesians 1:10
Section 2: The Triune God, the Angels, and Heaven
Matthew 28:1914The End of God in Creation
Romans 11:3615Providence and History
Romans 8:2816The Person and Work of Jesus Christ
Colossians 2:917The Holy Spirit
John 16:1318The Angels in the Plan of Salvation
Hebrews 1:1419Heaven is a World of Love
1 Corinthians 13:13
Section 3: Theological Anthropology and Divine Grace
Matthew 22:3721Edwards's Calvinism and Theology of the Covenants
Jeremiah 31:3322Free Will and Original Sin
Romans 5:1223Salvation, Grace, and Faith: An Overview
Ephesians 2:824Conversion: A Divine and Supernatural Light
2 Corinthians 4:625Justification and Sanctification
1 Corinthians 6:1126The Theme of Divinization
2 Peter 1:427Theology of Revival
Habakkuk 3:2
Section 4: Church, Ethics, Eschatology, and Society
Ephesians 5:2529Edwards on (and in) the Ministry
2 Timothy 4:230The Sacraments: Baptism and the Lord's Supper
1 Corinthians 11:2631The Voice of the Great God: A Theology of Preaching
Romans 10:1732Public Theology, Society, and America
Proverbs 14:3433True Virtue, Christian Love, and Ethical Theory
1 Corinthians 13:134Edwards on (and in) Mission
Psalm 67:235Eschatology
Revelation 21:136Christianity and Other Religions
John 14:6
Part Three: Legacies and Affinities — Edwards's Disciples and Interpreters
Jude 1:338Mixed Reactions: Princeton and Andover Seminaries and Nineteenth-Century American Culture
1 Corinthians 3:639New Beginnings: The Twentieth-Century Recovery of Jonathan Edwards
Isaiah 43:1940Interpretations I: Edwards and Modern Philosophy
Colossians 2:841Interpretations II: Jonathan Edwards and the Reformed Tradition
Psalm 145:442Interpretations III: Edwards and the Revival Tradition
Acts 3:1943Interpretations IV: Edwards and the Catholic and Orthodox Traditions
John 17:2144Interpretations V: Edwards and Contemporary Theology
Hebrews 13:845Conclusion: Edwards as a Theological Bridge
2 Timothy 2:2
About the authors
Michael J. McClymond
Michael J. McClymond is a professor of theological studies at Saint Louis University in St. Louis, Missouri, and a scholar of American revivalism and world Christianity, whose other books include Familiar Stranger: An Introduction to Jesus of Nazareth and the two-volume The Devil's Redemption.
Gerald R. McDermott
Gerald R. McDermott taught for many years at Roanoke College in Salem, Virginia, and has written widely on Jonathan Edwards and world religions, including Jonathan Edwards Confronts the Gods and, with McClymond, this volume — long regarded as a standard reference in Edwards studies.
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