Jonathan Edwards (1703–1758), born in Connecticut and later president of Princeton (then the College of New Jersey), stands among America’s greatest theologians and preachers. He played a pivotal role in the First Great Awakening, revolutionizing evangelical spirituality with sermons like Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God
His writings are deeply Reformed philosophical, biblical, and experiential and continue to shape evangelical thought today.
Notable Works by Jonathan Edwards Available at ReformedBooks.org
Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God (1741)
This powerful sermon, preached during the revival in Northampton and Enfield, struck the heart of colonial America and ignited the Great Awakening. Its vivid imagery and call to repentance remain profoundly moving.
Religious Affections (1746)
Perhaps Edwards’s most enduring treatise, this work explores true spiritual life and how love, joy, fear, and faith must be rooted in genuine experience of God’s grace. It remains essential reading for understanding revival and authentic Christian faith.
Freedom of the Will (1754)
A rigorous theological examination of human will, free agency, and divine sovereignty. Edwards offers a deep Reformed response to Arminian theology, arguing that true freedom lies under God’s ultimate reign.
A Dissertation Concerning the End for Which God Created the World
Alongside The Nature of True Virtue, this posthumously published work affirms that creation’s chief goal is the glory of God, not merely human happiness. It challenges modern assumptions and raises eternal truths about God's purpose.
Charity & Its Fruits; Heaven Is a World of Love; Resolutions
Other gems include his sermons on Christian love (drawing from 1 Corinthians 13) and practical spiritual disciplines like Resolutions, written early in life and cherished by Christian students for generations.
Why Study Jonathan Edwards Today?
- To Know God More Clearly Edwards held a relentless focus on divine glory, beauty, and holiness, inspiring later theologians like John Piper to pursue God as the highest good.
- To Discern True Spiritual Experience in Religious Affections, he helps Christians separate heartfelt devotion from emotionalism or false zeal.
- To Understand Reformed Theology Deeply His extensive body of writings, sermons, treatises, and diaries offers a robust theological vision in continuity with Puritan and Reformed heritage and Jonathan Edwards.
- To Learn from Revival History Edwards’s preaching shaped awakenings in colonial America. His passion for conversion, holiness, and gospel renewal still speaks to churches today.
Explore Jonathan Edwards at ReformedBooks.org
On ReformedBooks.org, you will find numerous Edwards titles, both classic and hard-to-find editions, including:
- Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God
- The Religious Affections
- Freedom of the Will
- The End for Which God Created the World
- Charity & Its Fruits
- Spiritual anthologies like Resolutions and Heaven Is a World of Love
These titles are ideal for pastors, seminary students, Bible study leaders, and anyone longing for deeper truth rooted in Reformed theology.
Final Thought
Jonathan Edwards remains not simply an intellectual relic, but a living voice. His insistent pursuit of God’s glory, his pastoral zeal, and his theological sharpness speak powerfully into our modern circumstances. To read Edwards is to enter into a communion with divine truth that transcends time.
Discover Edwards’s works on ReformedBooks.org and let your heart be kindled anew by one of the brightest lights of Reformed tradition.