Product Description
Jonathan Edwards was one of the few truly great theologians of the English-speaking world, an intellectual and spiritual giant. When he began his ministry at Northampton, Massachusetts, New England had drifted from the Puritanism of its founders. Resisting the current trend, Edwards preached the whole counsel of God, and God plainly honoured his ministry. Yet to all appearances his life ended in tragedy; voted out of his pastorate by the people of Northampton, he died of fever at Princeton, only two months after taking over as President of its College.
Apart from his contribution to the Church in his own lifetime, Edwards left posterity in his debt by his prolific writings. His sermons and treatises have a timeless character. Special interest attaches to this volume, containing one of his most analytical treatises on revival, Distinguishing Marks of a Work of the Spirit of God, and his justly famous Narrative of Surprising Conversions. The Narrative is both a detailed account of the famous revival of religion at Northampton in 1735 and a broad over-all Spiritual view and assessment of the work. It is hoped that this new edition will help further to familiarize evangelicals with one of their great forbears.
Paperback, 168 pages
Publication Date: October 1965
Table of Contents
A NARRATIVE OF SURPRISING CONVERSIONS
Preface 1
I. A General Introductory Statement
II. The Manner of Conversion Various
III. This Work further illustrated in Particular Instances
THE DISTINGUISHING MARKS OF A WORK OF THE SPIRIT OF GOD
AN ACCOUNT OF THE REVIVAL IN NORTHAMPTON
IN 1740-42 IN A LETTER TO A MINISTER OF BOSTON
Author
As a young man, Jonathan Edwards felt concern over the lack of attention to spiritual matters, even in church, in his community of Northampton. When that changed because of a revival during 1734-5, he wrote down the experience, and this material was published under the title of A Faithful Narrative of the Surprising Work of God. Then, the Great Awakening started in 1740, causing him to preach to and care for growing numbers of people. It also inspired two thoughtful, timeless books about revivals: Distinguishing Marks of a Work of the Spirit of God, and Thoughts on the Revival in New England, with this material available in Jonathan Edwards on Revival. Other Jonathan Edwards books still in demand today include Heaven and The Religious Affections, with people wishing to delve deeply into his writings reading The Works of Jonathan Edwards, Volume 1 and Volume 2 (also available in a set).
