Jonathan Edwards and the Limits of Enlightenment Philosophy

Zusatztext What seems most original is Chai's using Edwards to mount not a celebration but a critique of the Enlightenment - the limits of Enlightenment Philosophy - and thus to call into question what most Americanists take utterly for granted. Klappentext Jonathan Edwards has most often been considered in the context of the Puritanism of New England. In many ways, however, he was closer to the thinkers of the European Enlightenment. In this book. Leon Chai explores that connection, analysing Edwards's thought in light of a number of the issues that preoccupied such Enlightenment figures as Locke, Descartes, Malebranche, and Leibniz. The book comprises three parts, each of which begins with a detailed analysis of a crucial passage from a classic Enlightenment text, and then turns to a major theological work of Jonathan Edwards in which the same issue is explored. Zusammenfassung Jonathan Edwards has most often been considered in the context of the Puritanism of New England. However, in many ways he was closer to the thinkers of the European Enlightenment. Leon Chai explores the connection, analysing Edwards's thought in light of a number of the issues that preoccupied such Enlightenment figures as Locke, Descartes, Malebranche, and Leibniz.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Leon Chai, Leon (Professor of English and Comparative L Chai, Leon (Professor of English and Comparative Literature Chai, Chai Leon
• Editore: Oxford University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 06.08.1998
• EAN: 9780195120097
• ISBN: 978-0-19-512009-7
• Pagine: 192
• Categorie: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Religione / teologia; PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / General, RELIGION / Christian Theology / General, RELIGION / Christianity / General, RELIGION / Biblical Studies / General, Theology, Christianity, Christian theology, Philosophical traditions and schools of thought, History of Western philosophy, Criticism and exegesis of sacred texts, Biblical Studies & Exegesis