9 articles in this issue
The Editors
We are pleased to present the Fall 2014 issue of Jonathan Edwards Studies. It is the continuing mission of this journal to present all aspects of Edwards Studies, and more, to encourage inquiry and engagement of Edwards and his context.
Richard A. Muller
In his own time, as well as throughout the nineteenth century, Edwards’ views were both criticized and praised as a departure from Reformed understandings of free choice, defended as fully compatible with Reformed doctrine including the formulations found... see more
Paul Helm
I thank Richard Muller for his thoughtful and engaging response. I concur with the conclusion of his section 1; that is, concur with his claim that Edwards is Lockean in his outlook on compatibilism,and that Edwards and the Reformed orthodox were each com... see more
Walter J. Schultz
Providing a coherent concept of God’s purpose and motive in creating the world in view of God’s self-sufficiency (i.e., aseity) and how this may be related to morality was a problem addressed by many philosophers and theologians in the seventeenth and ear... see more
William K. B. Stoever
How is it that, among comparably intelligent, well-intentioned people exposed to the same arguments, some seem to apprehend the truth of metaphysical and theological propositions, and others do not? Is some sort of disposition to susceptibility necessary,... see more
Douglas L. Winiarski
Jonathan Edwards’ fateful decision to repudiate the church admission practices of his grandfather, Solomon Stoddard, provoked a bitter dispute with his parishioners that led to his dismissal in 1750. Scholars have long debated the meaning of this crucial ... see more
Jonathan Huggins
This attractive new work by Dane Ortlund is part of a new series by Crossway that aims to draw wisdom from significant voices of the past in living the Christian life. Present volumes in the series include analyses of Calvin, Wesley, Bonhoeffer, Warfield,... see more
Once again the reader finds a list of books and articles on Edwards and related topics, which by no means is comprehensive, but offers recent publications, that have come to our attention
This journal issue concludes with updates that were received from directors of various affiliated Jonathan Edwards Centers around the world at the date of this journal publication, and we thought our readers might be interested in reading them.