Edwards, Germany, and Transatlantic Contexts

How Edwards shed light on piety, philosophy, and missiology through the prism of the German church

Jonathan Edwards engaged in notable ways with the church in Germany through his writings on spirituality, theology and missiology, but this contribution has rarely been acknowledged in academic publications. In this book scholars who have an interest in both Edwards and the church in Europe offer contributions to a significant worldwide conversation on Edwards's texts and teachings. He found an ally in Martin Luther, sought out encouragement from German Pietists, and engaged with Western traditions of philosophy which proved useful in sharpening subsequent reflection on God's work in the world. Edwards was not just a remote colonial American pastor, but an active participant in the transatlantic republic of letters and contributed to the birth of the global missions movement, for which the church in Germany was itself a significant base.

Préface
In this edited volume, scholars from around the world demonstrate that Jonathan Edwards was part of a global network of thinkers and practitioners who impacted his understanding of the nature of vital piety in the modern world. He in turn shed light on piety, philosophy, and missiology through the prism of the German church and contributed to theological reflection amongst Lutheran, Reformed, and Free Church traditions in Europe.

Auteur
Rev'd Canon Dr Rhys Bezzant has tenure as Senior Lecturer in the field of Christianity in History at Ridley College, in Melbourne, Australia and is a priest in the Diocese of Melbourne.Dr. Kenneth P. Minkema is the Executive Editor of The Works of Jonathan Edwards and of the Jonathan Edwards Center & Online Archive at Yale University, with appointments as Research Faculty at Yale Divinity School and as Research Associate at the University of the Free State, South Africa.Dr. Adriaan C. Neele is Research Scholar at the Yale University, Jonathan Edwards Center and Professor of Historical Theology, Director of the Doctoral Program at the Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary.Ryan Hoselton is a post-doctoral research associate and instructor at Heidelberg University with a dual appointment in the Faculty of Theology and the Heidelberg Center of American Studies.Willem van Vlastuin is professor of Theology and Spirituality of Reformed Protestantism at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and dean of the Hersteld Hervormd Seminary there.Dr. Kin Yip Louie is Professor at the China Graduate School of Theology.Dr. Jan Stievermann ist Professor für die Geschichte des Christentums in den USA an der Universität Heidelberg.Ph.D. Joel Burnell is the Director of the Jonathan Edwards Center at EST in Poland.Rev'd Canon Dr Rhys Bezzant has tenure as Senior Lecturer in the field of Christianity in History at Ridley College, in Melbourne, Australia and is a priest in the Diocese of Melbourne.Dr. Harry S. Stout is Jonathan Edwards Professor of American Christianity, and General Editor, Works of Jonathan Edwards at the Yale Divinity School.Dr. Kenneth P. Minkema is the Executive Editor of The Works of Jonathan Edwards and of the Jonathan Edwards Center & Online Archive at Yale University, with appointments as Research Faculty at Yale Divinity School and as Research Associate at the University of the Free State, South Africa.Dr. Adriaan C. Neele is Research Scholar at the Yale University, Jonathan Edwards Center and Professor of Historical Theology, Director of the Doctoral Program at the Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary.