Finding God in Solitude: The Personal Piety of Jonathan Edwards (1703-1758) and Its Influence on His Pastoral Ministry

Cover
Table of Contents
Introduction
	Definition of Terms
	Biblical and Historical Influences on Edwards’ Piety and Pastoral Ministry
		Devotional Piety in the Bible
		Devotional Piety in Puritan England and New England
		Pastoral Ministry in the English Puritan and Puritan New England Contexts
	Current Interest in Edwards
	Demarcation of Chapters
Chapter One — The Life and Work of Jonathan Edwards, with Emphasis on His Piety and Pastoral Ministry
	Early Life
	Yale
	Conversion
	First Pastorate and Beginning of “Resolutions”
	Move to Northampton and Marriage to Sarah
	The Great Awakening
	George Whitefield
	“Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God”
	Opposition to and Conclusion of the Great Awakening
	Pastoral Difficulties and Dismissal
	Final Years
		Missionary in Stockbridge
		Stockbridge Writing
	Final Days
		President of the College of New Jersey
		Death
	Summary
Chapter Two — The Personal Piety of Jonathan Edwards
	God: Edwards’ Highest Priority and Supreme Joy
	The Bible
	Prayer
	Journaling
		Diary
		Resolutions
		Miscellanies and Other Notebooks
		“Remembrancers”
	Fasting
	Solitude
	Family Worship
	Edwards’ Piety and Mysticism
Chapter Three — The Pastoral Ministry of Jonathan Edwards
	“Thirteen Hours Every Day in His Study”
	Private Fasts and Congregational Fasts
	Edwards’ Personal and Pastoral Practice
	Edwards’ Defense of Christian Solitude
	Preaching a Sweet and Sublime God
		The Popular Image of Edwards
	Both the Practice and Spirit of Edwards’ Piety Revealed in His Preaching
	Expressing the Inexpressible
		Personal Narrative and Letters
		“A Treatise Concerning Religious Affections”
		“Life of David Brainerd”
	Pastoral Ministry as Edwards’ Means for the Promotion of Piety
Conclusion
	Review of Findings Regarding Edwards’ Piety and Pastoral Ministry
		Findings of Edwards’ Piety in Comparison with Piety in Scripture
		Findings of Edwards’ Piety Compared with the Findings of Other Edwards Scholars
		Findings of Edwards’ Pastoral Ministry Compared with the Findings of Other Edwards Scholars
	Continuity and Discontinuity of Edwards’ Piety and Pastoral Ministry Compared with that of Puritan England and Puritan New England
		Findings of Edwards’ Piety in This Regard in Comparison with that of Other Edwards Scholars
		Findings of Edwards’ Pastoral Ministry in This Regard in Comparison with that of Other Edwards Scholars
	Summary
Bibliography
	Works by Jonathan Edwards
	Works about Jonathan Edwards
Index
Index of Scripture References