ABSTRACT
Jonathan Edwards is considered by many to be America’s 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 Edwards’s theological acumen. Each chapter places Edwards in conversation with a thinker or a tradition over a specific theological issue.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part |121 pages
Comparison and Assessment
part |103 pages
Constructive Engagement for Current Conversations
chapter |18 pages
Jonathan Edwards, John Henry Newman, and Karl Barth
Is a Typological View of Reality Legitimate?
chapter |14 pages
Jonathan Edwards and Alasdair MacIntyre
Interdependence, Community, and Contemporary Virtue Ethics
chapter |14 pages
The Erotic Side of Divine Participation
Jonathan Edwards, Gregory of Nyssa, and Origen of Alexandria on Song of Songs 1:1–4
