Readings in Jonathan Edwards

Eric J. Lehner

*NOTE: This information pertains to the last time the course was taught; please speak to Dr. Lehner about specific assignments and textbooks for the Summer 2025 seminar.

Readings in Jonathan Edwards is a seminar dedicated to the reading and analysis of the works of Jonathan Edwards in his context. As a result of taking this course, the student will be able to: a) identify and describe key elements of the historical, social, and biographical context of Jonathan Edwards; b) demonstrate the ability to read the works of Edwards with a comprehension of the thesis and argumentation of a given work; c) summarize the teaching of Jonathan Edwards in select aspects of systematic theology; d) examine relevant and scholarly secondary resources and demonstrate familiarity with contemporary studies on the theology of Jonathan Edwards; e) demonstrate the ability to engage historical and theological debates surrounding the works of Jonathan Edwards, to analyze the relative merits of related argumentation, and to draw coherent and sustainable conclusions; f) summarize, analyze, and present the results of research on a particular work of Edwards or a specialized aspect of Edward’s theology; and g) apply the significance of the history and theology of Jonathan Edwards to his own personal spiritual growth and to the formation of ministry philosophy.