NEW HAVEN, Conn. (RNS) The collected works of Jonathan Edwards, the 18th-century preacher and one of America’s most famous theologians, are now available for download thanks to Logos Bible Software. But for those who don’t want to cough up $1,289.95 to purchase them, there’s good news: The Jonathan Edwards Center at Yale Divinity School lets you view them online for free.
The colonial preacher was instrumental in America’s Great Awakening and is known for fiery sermons such as “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God.” The 26-volume collection, “The Works of Jonathan Edwards,” comprises more than 10,000 sermons, articles and letters that were indexed from 1953 to 2008.
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Regardless, the release of Edwards’ work is a boost for devotees who think his message didn’t die with him in 1758.
“The Yale project has been tremendously influential in enhancing Edwards’ study,” said Marsden, “and it is the availability of the whole range of his works that has helped many people realize that Edwards stands among the top Christian theologians of all time.”
