Gerald R. McDermott is the Jordan-Trexler Professor of Religion at Roanoke College and Distinguished Senior Fellow at the Baylor Institute for Studies of Religion.
"This well-documented and clearly written book is proof that
Jonathan Edwards's image continues to be transformed by the study
of the unpublished texts in the Beinecke Library in Yale
University. Even readers who are acquainted with Edwards's
better-known writings will find McDermott's book a journey into
terra incognita, or toward "a strange, new Edwards" (pp. 3-13) He
conclusively demonstrates that Edwards devoted his final years to
developing what today
would be called a theology of world religions." --Journal of
Religion
"This surprising and stimulating study comprises three parts and a
conclusion." Anglican Theological Review.
"It is testimony to both Gerald R. McDermott's talent as a scholar
and to Jonathan Edward's own genius that this new volume succeeds
in exploring a virtually unknown and fascinating aspect of the
thought of perhaps the most carefully scrutinized theologian in
U.S. religious history."--Journal of the American Academy of
Religion
"This well-documented and clearly written book is proof that
Jonathan Edwards's image continues to be transformed by the study
of the unpublished texts in the Beinecke Library in Yale
University. Even readers who are acquainted with Edwards's
better-known writings will find McDermott's book a journey into
terra incognita, or toward "a strange, new Edwards" (pp. 3-13) He
conclusively demonstrates that Edwards devoted his final years to
developing what today
would be called a theology of world religions." --Journal of
Religion
"One of the finest, most sensitive , and well-written works on
Edwards available in recent years. Indeed, one gets the impression
that [McDermott] has gotten Edwards 'right.' . Quite simply,
[McDermott] proves that even in areas where we might expect little,
Edwards rewards the reader richly."- Theological Studies
McDermott adds to his excellent contribution to Jonathan Edwards
scholarship with a thorough investigation of Edwards's
confrontation of deism.--Choice
"[M]cDermott's book is one of the finest, most sensitive, and
best-written works on Edwards available in recent years. Indeed,
one gets the impression that McDermott has got Edwards
'right.'"--ewanee Theological Review
"It is testimony to both Gerald R. McDermott's talent as a scholar
and to Jonathan Edward's own genius that this new volume succeeds
in exploring a virtually unknown and fascinating aspect of the
thought of perhaps the most carefully scrutinized theologian in
U.S. religious history."--Journal of the American Academy of
Religion
"One of the most interesting and important works on Edwards in the
last decade." William and Mary Quarterly
"This surprising and stimulating study comprises three parts and a
conclusion." Anglican Theological Review.
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