The Ecumenical Edwards Jonathan Edwards and the Theologians [Hardcover]

Jonathan Edwards is considered by many to be Americas greatest theologian. Many have lauded him as one of the great theologians in church history. This book brings together major Catholic, Orthodox, and Protestant theologians to assess Edwardss theological acumen. Each chapter places Edwards in conversation with a thinker or a tradition over a specific theological issue.

Introduction

Kyle Strobel

PART I: COMPARISON AND ASSESSMENT

1 Seeking Salvation: Jonathan Edwards and Nicholas Cabasilas on Life in Christ

Alexis Torrance

2 Anselm and Edwards on God

Oliver D. Crisp

3 New Science of Sacrifice

Peter J. Leithart

4 Jonathan Edwards: Discourse on the Trinity

Thomas G. Weinandy, OFM, Cap.

5 Edwards and Luther on Free/Bound Willing

Robert W. Jenson

6 The Beauty of Christ: Edwards and Balthasar on Theological Aesthetics

Kyle Strobel

7 The Sophiology of Jonathan Edwards

David J. Dunn

PART II: CONSTRUCTIVE ENGAGEMENT FOR CURRENT CONVERSATIONS

8 Jonathan Edwards and Thomas Aquinas on Original Sin

Matthew Levering

9 Jonathan Edwards, John Henry Newman, and Karl Barth: Is a Typological View of Reality Legitimate?

Gerald R. McDermott

10 Jonathan Edwards and Alasdair MacIntyre: Interdependence, Community, and Contemporary Virtue Ethics

Elizabeth Agnew Cochran

11 The Erotic Side of Divine Participation: Jonathan Edwards, Gregory ol/