Jonathan Edwards (1703-1758) was a pre-revolutionary American pastor and academic in Massachusetts, and is also widely considered to be both the last of the great Puritans, and a founder of modern evangelicalism. In 1732, his church and many churches in the surrounding region experienced “The Great Awakening”, a massive religious revival. The Great Awakening saw many people having heightened “affections”, or emotions, in response to their increased spirituality, this included excessive weeping, joyous outbursts, and many other manifestations that concerned more conservative people around them. Edwards wrote Religious Affections in order to show that affections could be a legitimate part of Christian spirituality, but only when conjoined with sound theology and godly practice. The book now stands as a classic in the field of Christian spirituality. (Summary by Matthew James Gray)
Chapters
1 Introduction 18 min 2 Concerning the Nature of the Affections and their Importance in Religion (Section 1) 31 min 3 Concerning the Nature of the Affections and their Importance in Religion (Section 2) 35 min 4 Concerning the Nature of the Affections and their Importance in Religion (Section 3) 20 min 5 Concerning the Nature of the Affections and their Importance in Religion (Section 4) 17 min 6 Showing what are no certain signs that religious affections are gracious, or that they are not (Section 1) 26 min 7 Showing what are no certain signs that religious affections are gracious, or that they are not (Section 2) 33 min 8 Showing what are no certain signs that religious affections are gracious, or that they are not (Section 3) 46 min 9 Showing what are no certain signs that religious affections are gracious, or that they are not (Section 4) 14 min 10 Showing what are no certain signs that religious affections are gracious, or that they are not (Section 5) 40 min 11 Showing what are no certain signs that religious affections are gracious, or that they are not (Section 6) 24 min 12 Showing what are distinguishing signs of truly gracious and holy affections (Section 1) 33 min 13 Showing what are distinguishing signs of truly gracious and holy affections (Section 2) 32 min 14 Showing what are distinguishing signs of truly gracious and holy affections (Section 3) 27 min 15 Showing what are distinguishing signs of truly gracious and holy affections (Section 4) 35 min 16 Showing what are distinguishing signs of truly gracious and holy affections (Section 5) 40 min 17 Showing what are distinguishing signs of truly gracious and holy affections (Section 6) 40 min 18 Showing what are distinguishing signs of truly gracious and holy affections (Section 7) 40 min 19 Showing what are distinguishing signs of truly gracious and holy affections (Section 8) 35 min 20 Showing what are distinguishing signs of truly gracious and holy affections (Section 9) 30 min 21 Showing what are distinguishing signs of truly gracious and holy affections (Section 10) 30 min 22 Showing what are distinguishing signs of truly gracious and holy affections (Section 11) 28 min 23 Showing what are distinguishing signs of truly gracious and holy affections (Section 12) 26 min 24 Showing what are distinguishing signs of truly gracious and holy affections (Section 13) 28 min 25 Showing what are distinguishing signs of truly gracious and holy affections (Section 14) 15 min 26 Showing what are distinguishing signs of truly gracious and holy affections (Section 15) 44 min 27 Showing what are distinguishing signs of truly gracious and holy affections (Section 16) 21 min 28 Showing what are distinguishing signs of truly gracious and holy affections (Section 17) 30 min 29 Showing what are distinguishing signs of truly gracious and holy affections (Section 18) 18 min 30 Showing what are distinguishing signs of truly gracious and holy affections (Section 19) 36 min 31 Showing what are distinguishing signs of truly gracious and holy affections (Section 20) 36 min 32 Showing what are distinguishing signs of truly gracious and holy affections (Section 21) 40 min 33 Showing what are distinguishing signs of truly gracious and holy affections (Section 22) 32 min 34 Showing what are distinguishing signs of truly gracious and holy affections (Section 23) 37 min 35 Showing what are distinguishing signs of truly gracious and holy affections (Section 24) 35 min
