Posts Tagged ‘Jonathan Edwards’
History of Jonathan Edwards, America’s greatest theologian
Reading Time: 5 minutesHISTORY OF JONATHAN EDWARDS onathan Edwards (1703-1758) was the most important American preacher during the Great Awakening. He has been called “America’s greatest philosophical theologian.” A revival in his church in Northampton, Massachusetts, between 1734 and 1735, was considered a harbinger of the Awakening, which unfolded a few years later. Edwards was more than an…
Read MoreHistory of New Year’s Resolutions: Where Did They Begin?
Reading Time: 3 minutesHISTORY OF NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTIONS Podcast version s I mentioned previously, New Year’s Day celebrations began in pre-Christian times, beginning with the Babylonians in March, but later changed to January by the Romans. Where did we get the idea of New Year’s Resolutions, and why at the beginning of the year?
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