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Jonathan Edwards

by George M. Marsden · 2003

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Jonathan Edwards (1703-1758) is a towering figure in American history. A controversial theologian and the author of the famous sermon Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God, he ignited the momentous Great Awakening of the 18th century.

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epic · 640 pages

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