The God-Centered Life: Insights from Jonathan Edwards for Today |
 |
 click here for more details, find new or used items |
Josh Moody
|
|
Pages: 196 (Paperback)
ISBN: 157383386X
Pub: Regent College Publishing
Pub date: 2007-02-28
Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 513639
Reader Reviews:
Superb (2/2 people found this helpful)
Moody did his doctorate on Edwards and the Enlightenment. Doctoral theses are not usually a good read but this book which I believe comes from his thesis is excellent. It should serve as a pattern for others. Produce your thesis. get your doctorate. Then communicate what you have learned in popular form.
Edwards, America's greatest theologian and some would say philosopher too, has lessons to teach people today for he was one who grappled with enlightenment thought, rationalism, as well as being the theologian of Christian experience and revival. Moody shows at each stage that Edwards is relevant today in revival,Christian experience, examining movements by their fruit, being God-centered, being prepared to take a stand for truth and suffer for it, to distinguish the primary from the secondary in Christian life and to give effective leadership with ministry and family life integrated together.He shows where Edwards failed in views on slavery, not being pro-active in pastoral visitation and in being perhaps too authoritarian in personality. Moody is a baptist.Hhe thinks infant baptism was also a failing and though it contributed to the communion controversy which cost Edwards his pastorate I would not agree that if, like Edwards,you restrict infant baptism to the children of active church members you still have a communion problem, but Baptists do not. In many Baptist churches too there is a presumption that at a certain age children will profess faith, be baptised and become members. The half way covenant cost Edwards his pastorate but in the providence of God it freed him to write. Without it we would not have had so many works form his pen.
This is an excellent book from which all Christians could learn and all doctoral students receive a good example in communication.
Categories
Amazon.co.uk places this book into the following categories:
Books -> Subjects -> Religion & Spirituality -> General
Books -> Refinements -> Language (feature_browse-bin) -> English
Books -> Refinements -> Age (feature_two_browse-bin)
Books -> Refinements -> Format (binding_browse-bin) -> Paperback