e. Edwards, rather, held firmly the theology of a Puritan doctrinal heritage. He was well read and particularly interested with the philosophies of 'Enlightenment' Europe. Edwards had his eyesight divided between the traditional biblical theology that had already dominated the Church for centuries and new contemporary philosophical thinkers such as John Locke and Sir Isaac Newton. In this manner, his writings reflect him as a bridge between two changing worlds, the old traditions and the new enlightenments.
Edwards felt that, using logic and the Bible; a man could reconcile the two doctrines and thus show that there was no absurdity at all. Edwards shared, with many secular philosophers of the Enlightenment, a faith in man's ability to reason properly and work out problems logically.
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What this paper is meant to address is the ethics of Jonathan Edwards and how they shaped his religious beliefs. Before that could be accomplished, this paper had to address some of the personal
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