Old Guy Top 5: Jonathan Edwards

Interested in reading more from Jonathan Edwards or learning more about him?

Below is a list of 5 of the best works by Edwards or books written about him.

1. The Works of Jonathan Edwards
The 2 volume collection of Jonathan Edward’s works contains most every work of his. If a work of his is printed in stand-alone format it is likely that it is also contained in this collection. A must-have for the reading of Edwards!

The Banner of Truth Edition: Hardback
The More Elegant Hendrikson Edition: Hardback
Digital Editions: Kindle | PDF: Vol. 1 | PDF: Vol. 2
Yale University Press Editions:

• Vol. 1: Freedom of the Will: Paperback | Browse Online
• Vol. 2: Religious Affections: Paperback | Browse Online
• Vol. 3: Original Sin: Paperback | Browse Online
• Vol. 4: The Great Awakening: Paperback | Browse Online
• Vol. 5: Apocalyptic Writings: Paperback | Browse Online
• Vol. 6: Scientific and Philosophical Writings: Paperback | Browse Online
• Vol. 7: The Life of David Brainerd: Paperback | Browse Online
• Vol. 8: Ethical Writings: Paperback | Browse Online
• Vol. 9: A History of the Work of Redemption: Paperback | Browse Online
• Vol. 10: Sermons and Discourses, 1720-1723: Paperback | Browse Online
• Vol. 11: Typological Writings: Paperback | Browse Online
• Vol. 12: Ecclesiastical Writings: Paperback | Browse Online
• Vol. 13: The “Miscellanies” a-500: Paperback | Browse Online
• Vol. 14: Sermons and Discourse, 1723-1729: Paperback | Browse Online
• Vol. 15: Notes on Scripture: Paperback | Browse Online
• Vol. 16: Letters and Personal Writings: Paperback | Browse Online
• Vol. 17: Sermons and Discourses, 1730-1733: Paperback | Browse Online
• Vol. 18: The “Miscellanies” 501-832: Paperback | Browse Online
• Vol. 19: Sermons and Discourses, 1734-1738: Paperback | Browse Online
• Vol. 20: The “Miscellanies” 833-1152: Paperback | Browse Online
• Vol. 21: Writings on the Trinity, Grace, and Faith: Paperback | Browse Online
• Vol. 22: Sermons and Discourses, 1739-1742: Paperback | Browse Online
• Vol. 23: The “Miscellanies” 1153-1360: Paperback | Browse Online
• Vol. 24: The “Blank Bible”: Paperback | Browse Online
• Vol. 25: Sermons and Discourses, 1743-1758: Paperback | Browse Online
• Vol. 26: Catalogues of Books: Paperback | Browse Online
• Browse Volumes 27-73: The Jonathan Edwards Center at Yale University

2. The Essential Edwards Collection 5 Volume Set
By way of introduction, presentation and reflection the authors unearth the choicest treasures of Edwards’ writings for lay people to discover.

5 Volume Set: Paperback Set | Kindle Set
Vol. 1: Jonathan Edwards Lover of God: Paperback | Kindle
Vol. 2: Jonathan Edwards On Beauty: Paperback | Kindle
Vol. 3: Jonathan Edwards On Heaven and Hell: Paperback | Kindle
Vol. 4: Jonathan Edwards On The Good Life: Paperback | Kindle
Vol. 5: Jonathan Edwards On True Christianity: Paperback | Kindle

3. Jonathan Edwards: A Life
A comprehensive but readable biography by George Marsden that gives the reader a sense of Edwards the man with all his strengths and frailties.

Paperback | Kindle
A Short Life: Paperback | Kindle

4. God’s Passion for His Glory: Living the Vision of Jonathan Edwards
Written by John Piper and includes the full text of Jonathan Edwards’ “The End For Which God Created the World.”

Paperback | Kindle | Free PDF

5. God’s Grand Design: The Theological Vision of Jonathan Edwards
This theological overview of Jonathan Edwards’s teaching by Sean Michael Lewis centers on God’s accomplished redemption and its personal implications for believers.

Paperback | Kindle

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