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'''Jonathan Edwards''' (1703 – 1758 AD) was a [[Minister]] of a [[Congregationalist]] church in [[Northampton]], [[Massachusetts]] during the [[Great Awakening]]. He 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.

'''Jonathan Edwards''' (1703 – 1758 AD) was a [[Minister]] of a [[Congregationalist]] church in [[Northampton]], [[Massachusetts]] during the [[Great Awakening]]. He is best known as the author of the classic "fire and brimstone" 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 [[colony|colonies]] prior to the [[American Revolution]]. Edwards was a Calvinist who maintained that only the elect, who had been chosen before the creation of the world, could achieve salvation. <ref>http://www.wfu.edu/~matthetl/perspectives/four.html</ref>  

His inspiring preaching helped start the Great Awakening, which became a huge religious revival that helped unite the [[colony|colonies]] prior to the [[American Revolution]]. Like most eighteenth century Congreationalist (who were derived from the the seventeenth century "Puritan" church) Edwards was a Calvinist; however, traditional Calvinist maintain that only the elect, who had been chosen before the creation of the world, could achieve salvation. <ref>http://www.wfu.edu/~matthetl/perspectives/four.html</ref> By the time of the Great Awakening, most Calvinist clergy had altered their views that one could alter their eternal fate (which was the point of most of Edward's sermons.)

[[Aaron Burr]] was a grandson of Jonathan Edwards.

[[Aaron Burr]] was a grandson of Jonathan Edwards.