Becoming Divine (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781610971997)

Was Jonathan Edwards always--or ever--the stalwart and unquestioning Reformed theologian that he is often portrayed as being? In what ways did his own conversion fail to meet the standards of his Puritan ancestors? And how did this affect his understanding of the divine being and of the nature of justification? Becoming Divine investigates the early theological career of Edwards, finding him deep in a crisis of faith that drove him into an obsessive lifelong search for answers. Instead of a fear of God-which he had been taught to understand as proof of his conversion-he experienced a "surprising, amazing joy." Suddenly he saw the divine being in everything and felt himself transported into a heavenly world, becoming one with the divine family. What he developed, as he sought to make sense of this unexpected joy, is a theology that is both ancient and early modern-a theology of divine participation rooted in the incarnation of Christ.

Author: Brandon G. Withrow
ISBN-10: 161097199X
ISBN-13: 9781610971997
Publisher: Cascade Books
Language: English
Published: 11/04/2011
Pages: 246
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.70d