Overview
A fresh, comparative study of the innovative thought of America's greatest theologian Though Jonathan Edwards (1703-1758) is widely regarded as America's most important theologian, very few people are actually familiar with his theology. In Jonathan Edwards among the Theologians Oliver Crisp helpfully elucidates key themes in Edwards's thought.
Full Product Details
Author: Oliver D. Crisp
Publisher: William B Eerdmans Publishing Co
Imprint: William B Eerdmans Publishing Co
Dimensions:
Width: 15.20cm
, Height: 1.50cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 0.295kg
ISBN: 9780802871725
ISBN 10: 0802871720
Pages: 218
Publication Date: 08 November 2015
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
Douglas A. Sweeney Trinity Evangelical Divinity School Oliver Crisp is leading the way among constructive theologians who are engaging Jonathan Edwards as a serious interlocutor. This book showcases Crisp at his finest, never parroting Edwards s teaching but, rather, following his model of occasional, contextual, and critical adaptation of the insights of the past in relation to the challenges we face in the present. Edwards still has much to offer even the most contemporary theologians. Kenneth P. Minkema Jonathan Edwards Center, Yale University This welcome volume brings together the most important essays on Jonathan Edwards by the most important of his interpreters in this generation. Crisp defines and tackles pressing issues in Edwards studies in an expert and game-changing way.
Douglas A. Sweeney --Trinity Evangelical Divinity School -Oliver Crisp is leading the way among constructive theologians who are engaging Jonathan Edwards as a serious interlocutor. This book showcases Crisp at his finest, never parroting Edwards's teaching but, rather, following his model of occasional, contextual, and critical adaptation of the insights of the past in relation to the challenges we face in the present. Edwards still has much to offer even the most contemporary theologians.- Kenneth P. Minkema -- Jonathan Edwards Center, Yale University -This welcome volume brings together the most important essays on Jonathan Edwards by the most important of his interpreters in this generation. Crisp defines and tackles pressing issues in Edwards studies in an expert and game-changing way.-
Author Information
Oliver D. Crisp is professor of systematic theology at Fuller Theological Seminary. His other books include Deviant Calvinism: Broadening Reformed Theology and Jonathan Edwards on God and Creation.
