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He was a leading preacher and for Edwards, biblical exposition was the soul, sinew, and marrow of his life and purpose.
Religious contraversy, Liberal ideas chalenged the old time religion, and it was proclaimed that humans were not predestined to damnation, and that the could save themselves by good works.
1751 Settles in Stockbridge as pastor to settlers and missionary to Indians
1716 Admitted to Yale 1720 Graduates from Yale and studies there for the ministry
The Great Awakening was the period of rapid and dramatic religious revival in Anglo-American religious history, generally recognized as beginning in the 1730s. They have also been described as periodic revolutions in colonial religious thought.
Jonathan Edwards, George Whitefield, and Samsom Occom, Indian Minister were the three main poeple involved in the Great Awakening.
1741 Preaches sermon, “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God” at Enfield 1742 Writes Some Thoughts Concerning the Present Revival of Religion 1746 Writes A Treatise Concerning Religious Affections
What started the Great Awakening?
Who were the key figures in the Great Awakening?
1703 Jonathan Edwards born in East Windsor, Connecticut
1727 Marriage to Sarah Pierrepont
1734 Beginning of Great Awakening in Northampton
Jonathan Edwards and The Great Awakening
What was The Great Awakening?
1758 Dies of smallpox March 22
What role did Jonathan Edwards play in the Great Awakening?
