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Including the authoritative edition of the famous sermonDesigned specifically for the classroom, this volume presents the accurate and definitive version of Sinners, accompanied by the tools necessary to study and teach this famous American sermon. With an introduction aimed at students and teachers and commentary that draws on fifty years of team editorial experience of Yale’s Works of Jonathan Edwards, it provides both context and interpretation, and addresses the concerns and questions of a twenty-first century audience.The book contains questions for in-class discussion, a chronology of Edwards’s life, and a glossary. In addition, curricular materials and video mini-presentations are available on a dedicated Web site. This casebook represents a innovative contribution to the art of teaching Edwards to a new generation of readers.

An authoritative selection of the writings of one of the most important early American writers  “A brilliant collection that reveals the extraordinary range of Cotton Mather’s interests and contributions—by far the best introduction to the mind of the Puritan divine.”—Francis J. Bremer, author of Lay Empowerment and the Development of Puritanism  Cotton Mather (1663–1728) has a wide presence in American culture, and longtime scholarly interest in him is increasing as more of his previously unpublished writings are made available. This reader serves as an introduction to the man and to his huge body of published and unpublished works.

An authoritative selection of the writings of one of the most important early American writers  “A brilliant collection that reveals the extraordinary range of Cotton Mather’s interests and contributions—by far the best introduction to the mind of the Puritan divine.”—Francis J. Bremer, author of Lay Empowerment and the Development of Puritanism  Cotton Mather (1663–1728) has a wide presence in American culture, and longtime scholarly interest in him is increasing as more of his previously unpublished writings are made available. This reader serves as an introduction to the man and to his huge body of published and unpublished works.

The year 2003 marked the tercentenary of the birth of Jonathan Edwards (1703-1758), the man perpetually hailed as "America's most original religious thinker." Edwards's impact, both on colonial religious life and on the Anglo-American world of his day, was internationally acknowledged, and his legacy for the century and a half and more after his death in 1758 has been profound. Even to this day, Edwards's life is studied and his writings consulted on a global basis more than any other American theologian. The most significant scholarly conference marking the Edwards tercentenary took place in October 2003 at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. The papers from that gathering are presented in this volume. They represent much of the best and most recent work being done on Edwards and reflect the wide diversity of approaches to his life, thought, and legacy.

An abundantly rich and vivid resource for anyone interested in the flora, fauna, medicine and scientific knowledge in early colonial America.At the crossroads of faith and science, Cotton Mather-Puritan minister, political figure and fellow of the Royal Society-pursued a rigorous inquiry into the natural world. Between 1712 and 1724, he sent over 80 letters to the Royal Society, engaging with the same intellectual network as luminaries such as Isaac Newton, Edmond Halley and Robert Boyle. His Curiosa Americana letters document New England's flora and fauna, unusual meteorological events, medical advancements and transatlantic scientific discourse, revealing Mather as a pivotal figure in the early Enlightenment, deeply engaged in the era's defining debates.This volume presents the first complete, scholarly edition of Curiosa Americana, offering transcriptions and annotations that illuminate Mather's contributions to natural philosophy. His observations-ranging from smallpox inoculation and germ theory to "monstrous" births and marine volcanoes-capture the dynamic interplay between science, religion and colonial identity. Accompanied by a substantial introduction, the collection situates Mather within the broader networks of the early modern Republic of Letters, challenging long-held assumptions about the intellectual landscape of colonial America. Essential reading for scholars of early modern science, intellectual history, and Atlantic studies, this work restores Mather's letters to their rightful place in the history of transatlantic knowledge production.

Der dritte Band der Biblia Americana enthält rund 1250 von Mathers 'Erklärungen' zu den Büchern Josua, Richter, Rut, Samuel, Könige und Chronik. Diese Einträge zeigen Mather als Historiker der alttestamentlichen Heilsgeschichte, der sich vielfältiger Methoden und Wissenstraditionen bedient, um die biblischen Erzählungen zu beleuchten und ihren geschichtlichen Wahrheitsgehalt zu verteidigen. Einige Themen werden von ihm immer wieder aufgegriffen, wie zum Beispiel Götzen und Götzendienst, die Parallelen zwischen der hebräischen Bibel und der Geschichte und Mythologie der heidnischen Kulturen sowie die typologische Bedeutung von Ereignissen und Personen. Anderen Themen wird in längeren Einträgen oder einer Reihe von Einträgen besondere Aufmerksamkeit zu Teil, wie etwa den biblischen Berichten vom Stillstand der Sonne, den Menschenopfern (wie etwa bei Jiftachs Schwur), oder dem Bau, dem Betrieb und der Zerstörung des Salomonischen Tempels. Eingehend diskutiert werden auch die Eigenschaften der Prophetie, die Zerstreuung der Israeliten in der Gefangenschaft und die Frage nach dem Zeitpunkt ihrer letztendlichen Rückkehr.