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Top Seven Books of 2012
The year has come to an end and its time to do what bloggers do… write a “Top x Books of the Year” list. I have read a ton of books this year. Over 130 which means that I read more than 2 books per...
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Some Old Resolutions (Pt. 1)
A new year is upon us and its time to make some resolutions. I admit I should have probably done this on January 1st or December 31st before midnight, nevertheless it is never to late to “Resolve” to...
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Some Old Resolutions (Pt. 2)
Today I want to continue the “New Year’s Resolution” theme by diving a little bit deeper into Edward’s resolutions then seeing what we can learn from him. I give you seven more resolutions! 11....
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Edwards and Franklin (Pt. 1)
While at Fuller Seminary one of my favorite professors was George Marsden. George wasn’t on the regular faculty, he was just a visiting professor, nevertheless it was cool to have him come in every...
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Edwards and Franklin (Pt. 2)
George Marsden loved to study history (I guess he still loves because he is still alive) by comparing major historical figures. In, A Short Life of Jonathan Edwards, George compares Ben Franklin with...
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Edwards and Franklin (Pt. 3)
Last time we took a look at the difference between Jonathan Edwards’ and Benjamin Franklin’s religious upbringings. Today we will take a look at the difference in their attitudes towards tradition....
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Edwards and Franklin (Pt. 4)
Jonathan Edwards and Benjamin Franklin lived in an era marked by change. People’s view of the natural world was changing, people’s views on religion and theology were changing, and people’s views on...
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Edwards and Franklin (Pt. 5)
Over the last few days (with a few interruptions in between) we have been comparing Jonathan Edwards with Benjamin Franklin. So far we have seen how different they were in their religious upbringings,...
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How To Read Hard (and Old) Books
It can be intimidating to pick up a 1700 year old classic on philosophy or theology. C.S. Lewis would agree. Lewis says that: There is a strange idea abroad that in every subject the ancient books...
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Book Review: Formed for the Glory of God – Learning from the Spiritual...
When I heard that Kyle Strobel was writing a book on the spiritual disciplines of Jonathan Edwards I immediately went on Amazon and pre-ordered it. As you well know, I am an avid Jonathan Edwards fan,...
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Mushy Brains, Dry Brains
It sounds like the title of story book for hungry little zombie children. Don’t worry though its not, I haven’t broken the ground on the genre just yet. Mushy Brains, Dry Brains, is actually how feel...
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My Paper for ETS Southwest 2014
This year I have the privilege of presenting a paper at the 2014 Southwest ETS Regional meeting. This year’s meeting will be hosted by Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary Fort Worth and will take...
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My Paper for ETS Farwest 2014
This is going to be a busy season for me, In early March I will be presenting a paper on Jonathan Edwards and Latino Theology out at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, then in the middle of...
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Edwards on the Christian Life: Alive to the Beauty of God
Doug Sweeney shares some thoughts on Dane Ortlund’s new book on Jonathan Edwards: OK, I know what you’re thinking. We’ve had a spate of books on Edwards intended to edify believers in the past several...
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The Legacy of Jonathan Edwards
Currently on the Amazon Kindle store you can get a copy of A God Entranced Vision of All Things: The Legacy of Jonathan Edwards for just $1.99! If you are a fan of Jonathan Edwards I highly recommend...
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Jonathan Edwards Week – God is a Communicative Being
One of the fundamental axioms of Jonathan Edwards’ theology is that God is a communicative being. Edwards says that “It is God’s essence to incline to communicate himself.” (Misc. 107) He also says...
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Jonathan Edwards Week – Edwards and Atonement
What does Jonathan Edwards believe when it comes to atonement? Well, its nothing terribly interesting – he takes the traditional reformed line when it comes to this doctrine. However – in one of his...
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Jonathan Edwards Week – Edwards and Atonement (Pt. 2)
Yesterday we took a brief look at a quote from Edwards that has been spun into a rather interesting theory of atonement (namely one that Edwards would never had agreed to). Today, I felt like we should...
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Jonathan Edwards Week – Ontological Argument(s)
Jonathan Edwards makes an interesting (and prior to a few weeks ago unknown to me) ontological argument in one of his miscellanies. But before we get to that, a little bit on Ontological Arguments[1]:...
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Jonathan Edwards Week – Sex & God’s Glory
Earlier this week we saw that Edwards believed that “God is a communicative being.” This significance of this is that God is all about his glory – specifically God is all about communicating his own...
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