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The Philosophical Theology of Jonathan Edwards

by Sang Hyun Lee

  • Paperback
  • 292 pages
  • Publisher: Princeton University Press
  • 13.9 x 21.5 x 2 cm

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This book demonstrates the originality and coherence of Jonathan Edwards' philosophical theology using his dynamic reconception of reality as the interpretive key. The author argues that what underlies Edwards' writings is a radical shift from the traditional Western metaphysics of substance and form to a new conception of the world as a network of dispositions: active and abiding principles that possess reality apart from their manifestations in actions and events. Edwards' dispositional ontology enables him to restate the Augustinian-Calvinist tradition in theology in a strikingly modern philosophical framework. A prime example of Edwards' innovative reconstruction in philosophical theology is his conception of God as both eternal actuality and a disposition to repeat that actuality within God and also through creation.This view is a compelling alternative to the traditional Western doctrine of God as changeless actuality, on the one hand, and the recent process theologians' excessive stress on God's involvement in change, on the other.Edwards' achievement was that he saw dynamic movement as essential to God's own life without compromising the traditional Christian tenets of God's prior actuality and transcendence. The author of this volume also explicates the way in which Edwards' dynamic reconception of reality informs his theories of imagination, aesthetic perception, the knowledge of God, and the meaning of history. This expanded edition includes a new preface and a new appendix titled "Jonathan Edwards on Nature."
The Philosophical Theology of Jonathan Edwards and From a Liminal Place
From a Liminal PlaceThe Philosophical Theology of Jonathan Edwards

  • Author

    Sang Hyun Lee

  • Book Format

    Paperback

  • Publisher

    Princeton University Press

  • Published

    February 2000

  • Edition

    Expanded ed.

  • Weight

    350g

  • Page Count

    292

  • Dimensions

    13.9 x 21.5 x 2 cm

  • ISBN

    9780691049427

  • ISBN-10

    0691049424

  • Eden Code

    1192948

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