Tag Archives: Gerald R. McDermott

Book Write-Up: One Holy and Happy Society

Posted on July 8, 2014 by jamesbradfordpate

Gerald R. McDermott.  One Holy and Happy Society: The Public Theology of Jonathan Edwards.  Pennsylvania State University Press, 1992. This was Gerald McDermott’s first book about eighteenth century American pastor and theologian Jonathan Edwards.  See here and here to read … Continue reading →

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Book Write-Up: Jonathan Edwards Confronts the Gods

Posted on July 4, 2014 by jamesbradfordpate

Gerald R. McDermott.  Jonathan Edwards Confronts the Gods: Christian Theology, Enlightenment Religion, and Non-Christian Faiths.  Oxford University Press, 2000. Jonathan Edwards was an eighteenth century pastor and theologian.  Many of you may know him on account of his sermon, “Sinners … Continue reading →

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