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This definitive biography of America’s most important religious figure draws on newly available sources to reveal how he was shaped by the cultural and religious battles of his time. “A magisterial biography.”—Wall Street Journal “The finest biography of this towering figure.”—Benjamin... read more
Ridiculously Simplified Synopsis edit
Characters/People edit
- Timothy Edwards: Add a description of this character.
- Jonathan Edwards
- Whitefield
- Sarah Edwards
- Gideon Hawley
- Esther
- John Stoddard
- Jerusha
- William Williams
- Dwight
- Abigail
- Davenport
- Benjamin Colman
- Mather
- Bellamy
- Mary
- Belcher
- Adam
- Stephen Williams
- Aaron Burr
- Thomas Prince
- William Cooper
- David Brainerd
- Buell
- Stiles
- Wheelock
- Locke
- Samuel Hopkins
- Elisha Williams
- Hendrick
- Hutcheson
- Charles Chauncy
- Benjamin Franklin
- Richard
- Isaac Hollis
- Joseph Hawley
- John Williams
- Mayhew
Setting & Locations edit
- New Englanders
- Northampton
- Stockbridge
- Boston
- Connecticut Valley
- Massachusetts
- New Jersey
- New York City
- North America
- New Haven
- Princeton
- Scotland
- Deerfield
- East Windsor
- Israel
- Gospel
- New London
- Bolton
- Springfield
- Woodbridge
- Calvinism
- Canada
- France
- Louisbourg
- Philadelphia
- Hartford
- Newark
- Albany
- Heavenly Elysium
- Wethersfield
- Rome
- Longmeadow
- Onohquaga
- Pennsylvania
- Berkeley
- Nassau Hall
- Arminianism
- Great Britain
- Hatfield
- Enfield
- Bethlehem
- Susquehanna
First Sentence edit
God accompanied his blessings with warnings of his judgments.
Authors & Contributors edit
- George M. Marsden (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Yale University Press
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: 2003
ISBN: 0300096933
Page Count: 640
Publisher: Yale University Press
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: 2003
ISBN: 0300096933
Page Count: 640
Awards edit
- Merle Curti Award (2004: Intellectual history)
- National Book Critics Circle Award (2003: Biography)
- Bancroft Prize (2004)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 285.8092
Subjects edit
- Books › Religion & Spirituality › Christianity › Protestantism › Presbyterian
- Books › Religion & Spirituality › Christianity › Church History › Protestant
- Books › Religion & Spirituality › Authors, A-Z › ( M ) › Marsden, George
- Books › History › Americas › United States › Colonial Period
- Books › Biographies & Memoirs › Leaders & Notable People › Religious
- Books › Biographies & Memoirs › Memoirs
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