Jonathan Edwards and the Church<\/em><\/a>. Although Edwards is not known for his ecclesiology, he actually had a rich and vibrant view about church, and was not reticent about getting into debates about the nature of the church.<\/p>\nAnyways, here is a blurb about the book:<\/p>\n
This book presents Edwards\u2019s views on ecclesiology by tracking the development of his convictions during the course of his tumultuous career. Drawing on Reformation foundations and the Puritan background of his ministry, Edwards refreshes our understanding of the church by connecting it to a nuanced interpretation of revival, allowing for a dynamic view of the place of church in history, and for new thinking about its institutional structure. Indeed the church in Edwards\u2019s writing has an exalted status as the bride of Christ, joined to him forever. Building on the recent completion by Yale University Press of the Works of Jonathan Edwards, and material now published online, this book, the first ever written on Edwards\u2019s ecclesiology, demonstrates his commitment to corporate Christian experience shaped by theological convictions, and his aspirations towards the visibility and unity of the Christian church. In a final section are presented topics relating to ecclesiology (hymnody, discipline, polity), which occupied Edwards throughout his ministry career. Edwards preached a Gospel concerned with God\u2019s purposes for the world, so it is the growth of the church, not merely the conversion of individuals, which is the necessary fruit of his preaching.<\/p>\n
This book provides fruitful resources for dealing with contemporary questions regarding the church, for example its relation to the community, the place of gifts, the nature of leadership and structure, the importance of sacraments, the relationship between the ordained and the non-ordained, the contribution of itinerants, the place of prayer, the hope of renewal, or the centrality of preaching. The church in the West is rediscovering the significance of ecclesiology as it emerges from its Christendom constraints. Edwards\u2019s own struggle to understand the church and its place within God\u2019s cosmic design is an early case study helping us to appreciate the church in the modern world.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
My colleague, Rhys Bezzant, has a cracking good book on Jonathan Edwards and the Church. Although Edwards is not known for his ecclesiology, he actually had a rich and vibrant view about church, and was not reticent about getting into debates about the nature of the church. Anyways, here is a blurb about the book: […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":196,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5627","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\n
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