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Mark Rogers (TEDS) in the “New Directions in Edwards Studies” lecture series

by geoffrey.fulkerson | March 27th, 2012

Title: “An Edwardsian Second Great Awakening?: The Revival Ministry of Edward Dorr Griffin”

Where: Hinkson Hall on the campus of Trinity Evangelical Divinity School.

An Edwardsian Second Great Awakening?: The Revival Ministry of Edward Dorr Griffin

The First and Second Great Awakenings are commonly contrasted, pitting Jonathan Edwards’ revival leadership and theology against that of frontier camp meetings and Finneyite New Measures. In this story of contrast and discontinuity, Edwards’ impact on the Second Great Awakening has been neglected. As a result, Edward Dorr Griffin, one of the most prominent and influential leaders of the Second Awakening has been forgotten. This lecture will outline Griffin’s revival leadership and demonstrate the ways in which Jonathan Edwards shaped his ministry, the revivals he led, and large portions of the Second Great Awakening.

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News Alert: On July 11, 2012, Jonathan Edwards Arrives in Heidelberg, Germany

by geoffrey.fulkerson | March 23rd, 2012

These are very exciting times in Heidelberg, Germany; Jonathan Edwards now has a German accent …

The official inauguration of the Jonathan Edwards Center Germany is on July 11, 2012. See the announcement here.

A few of the highlights:

1. Kenneth P. Minkema (Yale Divinity School) and Jan Stievermann (Universität Heidelberg)

Presentation: “What is the Jonathan Edwards Center?”

When: Wednesday, July 11, 2012 at 6:45-7:15pm

Location: Heidelberg Center for American Studies (Atrium)

2. Peter J. Thuesen, Professor of Religious Studies at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis

Keynote address: “Jonathan Edwards and the Transatlantic World of Books”

When: Wednesday, July 11, 2012 at 7:15-8:15pm

Location: Heidelberg Center for American Studies (Atrium)

3. Symposium: “New Avenues in Jonathan Edwards Studies and Eighteenth-Century Religious History”

When: Thursday, July 12, 2012

Location: Heidelberg Center for American Studies (Stucco)

– Hermann Wellenreuther (Universität Göttingen): Keynote lecture — “Is Religion Affected by Atlantic Transfers in the Early Modern Period?” (9:30-10:30am)

– Andreas Beck (Evangelische Theologische Fakulteit, Leuven): “Jonathan Edwards and Reformed Orthodoxy on Free Will and Determinism” (11:00-12:00pm)

– *Lunch Break* (12:00-14:00pm)

– Sarah Rivett (Princeton University): “Savage Sounds: Indigenous Words and Missionary Linguistics in New Light Theology” (14:00-15:00pm)

– Reiner Smolinski (Georgia State University): “Cotton Mather and Jonathan Edwards and the Challenge of Philosophical Materialism” (15:30-16:30pm)

– Round Table: “New Projects and Archives in Eighteenth-Century Religious History” (17:00-18:00pm)

For more information on these exciting developments, please visit  Jonathan Edwards Center Germany.

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Call for Papers: JESociety 2012, Oct 4-7

by geoffrey.fulkerson | January 14th, 2012

Friends of the Jonathan Edwards Center at TEDS may be interested in the following announcement …

The Jonathan Edwards Society is extending a call for papers for the Oct 4-7, 2012 conference on the theme of “Jonathan Edwards: An American Apocalyptic Prophet.”

The details below on paper submission are from the Jonathan Edwards Society website:

Some Sug­gested Topics

  • Edwards’ escha­tol­ogy and phi­los­o­phy of history
  • Edwards’ escha­tol­ogy in its his­tor­i­cal context
  • Armini­an­ism
  • Amer­i­can utopian and dystopian literature
  • Utopian social experiments
  • The social, polit­i­cal, and eco­nomic con­text of Edwards’ thought
  • Con­tem­po­rary cul­tural trends in light of Edwards’ escha­tol­ogy and ethics.

Require­ments:

  • Abstracts: 200-​​word maximum
  • Papers: 3,000-word max­i­mum (designed for a read­ing time of 20 to 30 minutes)

Please include the fol­low­ing information:

  • Name
  • Aca­d­e­mic sta­tus and insti­tu­tional affil­i­a­tion (if any)
  • Mail­ing address, e-​​mail address, tele­phone number

Please sub­mit your abstracts or papers (Microsoft-​​Word For­mat) by Sep­tem­ber 1st, 2012.

The con­fer­ence reg­is­tra­tion fee is $50.00 for adults, $25.00 for col­lege stu­dents, and $10.00 for high school stu­dents. Please make your check payable to The Jonathan Edwards Soci­ety and mail it to the address below.

Richard Hall
Dept. of Gov­ern­ment & His­tory
Fayet­teville State Uni­ver­sity
1200 Murchi­son Road
Fayet­teville, NC 28301
rhall@​uncfsu.​edu

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Mark Noll on Jonathan Edwards’ Use of the Bible (TEDS chapel, Nov 9)

by geoffrey.fulkerson | November 1st, 2011

Mark Noll is the Francis A. McAnaney Professor of History at the University of Notre Dame. He will be at TEDS on Nov 9, 1pm, lecturing on: “Jonathan Edwards’ Use of the Bible:  A Case Study with Comparisons.”

This lecture will be in the ATO chapel and is hosted by the Jonathan Edwards Center as part of the New Directions in Edwards Studies.

A brief synopsis of his lecture: This paper takes advantage of the splendid “Works of Jonathan Edwards,” including the recent volume for Edwards’ interleaved Bible, to look more closely at how Edwards interpreted specific passages of Scripture.  One of the great contributions of recent Edwards scholarship has been to document how much he was a student of Scripture as well as a painstaking theologian, conscientious pastor, and discerning promoter of revival.  By comparing one or two of Edwards’ specific biblical interpretations with interpretations offered by near contemporaries like Matthew Henry, Philip Doddridge, or John Wesley, it should be possible to say more about where Edwards’ approach to Scripture was distinctive and where it reflected the wider perspectives of his age.

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