Call for Papers: The Miscellanies Companion, Volume 2

Students and scholars are now invited to contribute essays for publication in The Miscellanies Companion, Volume 2, Foreword by Kenneth P. Minkema, Executive Director of the Jonathan Edwards Center at Yale University.

Death and Resurrection

Death and resurrection—the two concepts are deeply intertwined in the Christian psyche. They form the final structure to the storyline of Jesus Christ in the four gospels; they saturate the apostolic teaching in the New Testament; and early Christian creeds witness to the fact that although human beings die, the Church from its earliest days…

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Happiness, capacity, proportion

“Miscellanies,” no. 5. HEAVEN. There is no more reason why it should be a damp to the happiness of some in heaven that others are happier, than that their happiness should be damped by barely a possibility of greater happiness, supposing them to be all equal…

Intro to Visual Edwards, Part 2

Video Introduction, Part 2: A 12 minute video which introduces the software and demonstrates the process of building a visualization from an Edwards phrase.

Visual Edwards Library now 450+

I am happy to announce that the Visual Edwards Library has now grown to over 450 visualizations. The base set of 456 visualizations parallels Edwards’ Table to the “Miscellanies.” Key terms from each table entry were used to create visualizations spanning all 26 volumes of the Yale letterpress edition of The Works of Jonathan Edwards.

Holiness is Beautiful and Sweet

“Miscellanies,” no. a. OF HOLINESS. “Holiness is a most beautiful and lovely thing. We drink in strange notions of holiness from our childhood, as if it were a melancholy, morose, sour and unpleasant thing; but there is nothing in it but what is sweet and ravishingly lovely.”

Regeneration, Revival, & Creation

This is an excellent volume issuing from the inaugural conference of the Jonathan Edwards Center at Gateway Seminary. Big thanks to Chris Chun and Kyle Strobel for their oversight and editorial efforts!

Visual Edwards Library is Live

The Visual Edwards Library is an online resource with a growing number of visualizations created with Visual Edwards software. Users of the Windows software have the option of instantly publishing their maps of The Works of Jonathan Edwards, vols. 1-26 in the online Library.

Bright Shadows: Heaven

Heaven is the twenty-second in the Bright Shadows series of interactive videos which explores Jonathan Edwards’ notebook “Images of Divine Things.” The clickable elements that occasionally appear contain comments and links to entries in Edwards’ notebook.

Bright Shadows: Hell

Hell is the twenty-first in the Bright Shadows series of interactive videos which explores Jonathan Edwards’ notebook “Images of Divine Things.” The clickable elements that occasionally appear contain comments and links to entries in Edwards’ notebook.

Unraveling JE with Visual Edwards Software

The idea behind the Visual Edwards project is to visualize the writings and thought of Jonathan Edwards in a creative way which facilitates exploration, study, and presentation. The sophisticated, image-rich theology of Edwards is a perfect match for today’s visual and tech-driven culture.

Bright Shadows: Judgment

Judgment is the twentieth in the Bright Shadows series of interactive videos which explores Jonathan Edwards’ notebook “Images of Divine Things.” The clickable elements that occasionally appear contain comments and links to entries in Edwards’ notebook.