The authors have done a great service in helping us catch it. Jonathan Edwards Jonathan Edwards (17031758) stands as one of the most imposing figures in American theology.
That is to say, the earliest sentence that we have from Jonathan Edwards is about awakening. The very first paragraph was about wakening. Written when he was twelve years old, it is the earliest known letters by Edwards. On the contrary, the knowledge of God is ministered precisely through the local church, and Edwards is a guide to recovering that vision. On May 10, 1716, Jonathan Edwards wrote a letter to one of his ten sisters, Mary. The essays in this volume will challenge, refresh, and invigorate as they place us at the feet of one who committed his life and energies to the glory of the church's Head, Jesus Christ., This collection of essays does more than apply lessons from Edwards' ministry, however: it is a much needed corrective to the current idea that the gathered church, worshipping God around God's Word week by week, is somehow inadequate to the needs of contemporary society. 'Jonathan Edwards for the Church' has done our generation the invaluable service of compiling and distilling Edwards' wisdom on the ministry and the means of grace. One challenge to modern readership is that Edwards' output is both voluminous and diffuse. His writings offer tremendous help and encouragement to those who, like Edwards, are called to serve the people of God. It is not always appreciated that Edwards labored within and for the church.
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