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''For the former Senator from North Carolina, see [[John Edwards]]''
[[Minister]] of a [[Congregationalist]] church in Northampton, [[Massachusetts]] during the [[Great Awakening]], '''Jonathan Edwards''' (1703 – 1758 AD) is best known as the author of the famous sermon "[[Sinners in the hands of an angry God]]. However, his most important contribution to the awakening was his book, ''A Faithful Narrative of the Surprising work of [[God]]'' ([[London]], 1737), which provided guidance to other [[clergy]] as to how to conduct a [[revival]]. He graduated first in his class from [[Yale]] University, and was serving as the president of [[Princeton]] University when he received the [[smallpox innoculation]], having been assured it would be safe. However, it was very dangerous and killed him.
His inspiring preaching helped start the [[Great Awakening]], which became a huge religious revival that helped unite the [[colonies]] prior to the [[American Revolution]].
[[Aaron Burr]] was a grandson of Jonathan Edwards.
[[Category:Religious people|Edwards, Jonathan]]
==References==
<references/>
Frank Lambert, ''Inventing the “Great Awakening”'' (Princeton University Press, 1999)
[[Minister]] of a [[Congregationalist]] church in Northampton, [[Massachusetts]] during the [[Great Awakening]], '''Jonathan Edwards''' (1703 – 1758 AD) is best known as the author of the famous sermon "[[Sinners in the hands of an angry God]]. However, his most important contribution to the awakening was his book, ''A Faithful Narrative of the Surprising work of [[God]]'' ([[London]], 1737), which provided guidance to other [[clergy]] as to how to conduct a [[revival]]. He graduated first in his class from [[Yale]] University, and was serving as the president of [[Princeton]] University when he received the [[smallpox innoculation]], having been assured it would be safe. However, it was very dangerous and killed him.
His inspiring preaching helped start the [[Great Awakening]], which became a huge religious revival that helped unite the [[colonies]] prior to the [[American Revolution]].
[[Aaron Burr]] was a grandson of Jonathan Edwards.
[[Category:Religious people|Edwards, Jonathan]]
==References==
<references/>
Frank Lambert, ''Inventing the “Great Awakening”'' (Princeton University Press, 1999)