The Trinitarian Theology of Jonathan Edwards : Text, Context, and Application

While Jonathan Edwards Scholars Have Increasingly Recognized The Central Role That The Trinity Played In His Thought, No Work Brings Together Edwards' Central Texts On The Trinity And Interprets And Applies Them To Contemporary Theological Issues. This Book Reveals How The Doctrine Of The Trinity Transformed Edwards' Ministry And How The Trinity Can Inform Current Evangelical Thought, Life, And Ministry. Key Primary Texts, Interpretation, And Application Of Edwards' Trinitarian Theology Are All Presented Here. Part One Features Edwards' Chief Trinitarian Writings And Provides An In-depth Analysis On His Doctrine. Part Two Sets Edwards' Trinitarianism In Historical Context. Part Three Demonstrates How Edwards Employed The Trinity In His Sermons, In Spiritual Formation, And In Other Areas Of Doctrine. -- Publisher's Description. Part 1. Texts And Doctrine. Discourse On The Trinity By Jonathan Edwards -- Chapter Three From Treatise On Grace By Jonathan Edwards -- The Trinity Unveiled : Jonathan Edwards On The Infinite Fullness Of The Immanent Trinity -- The Trinity Revealed : God's Trinitarian Glory Shines Forth Ad Extra -- Part 2. Historical Context. Edwards's Trinitarian Theology And The Historic Trinitarian Tradition -- Edwards's Trinitarian Theology And Its Eighteenth-century Context -- Part 3. Pastoral Application. The Trinity In The Pulpit : How Edwards Incorporated The Trinity In His Preaching -- The Trinity And Christian Formation : How Edwards Applied The Trinity To The Christian Life -- The Trinity And Creation : How The Trinity Shaped Edwards's Doctrine Of Creation -- The Trinity And The End : How The Trinity Transformed Edwards's Vision Of Heaven. Steven M. Studebaker, Robert W. Caldwell Iii. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [229]-241) And Index. "While Jonathan Edwards scholars have increasingly recognized the central role that the Trinity played in his thought, no work brings together Edwards' central texts on the Trinity and interprets and applies them to contemporary theological issues. This book reveals how the doctrine of the Trinity transformed Edwards' ministry and how the Trinity can inform current evangelical thought, life, and ministry. Key primary texts, interpretation, and application of Edwards' trinitarian theology are all presented here. Part one features Edwards' chief trinitarian writings and provides an in-depth analysis on his doctrine. Part two sets Edwards' trinitarianism in historical context. Part three demonstrates how Edwards employed the Trinity in his sermons, in spiritual formation, and in other areas of doctrine."--Provided by publisher "While Jonathan Edwards scholars have increasingly recognized the central role that the Trinity played in his thought, no work brings together Edwards' central texts on the Trinity and interprets and applies them to contemporary theological issues. This book reveals how the doctrine of the Trinity transformed Edwards' ministry and how the Trinity can inform current evangelical thought, life, and ministry. Key primary texts, interpretation, and application of Edwards' trinitarian theology are all presented here. Part one features Edwards' chief trinitarian writings and provides an in-depth analysis on his doctrine. Part two sets Edwards' trinitarianism in historical context. Part three demonstrates how Edwards employed the Trinity in his sermons, in spiritual formation, and in other areas of doctrine."--Back cover This book reveals how the doctrine of the Trinity transformed Edwards' ministry and how the Trinity can inform current evangelical thought, life and ministry. Key primary texts, interpretation and application of Edwards' trinitarian theology are all presented here, featuring Edwards' chief trinitarian writings, historical context and an in-depth analysis on his doctrine