The Works of Jonathan Edwards, volume 2 of 2 (Samizdat Edition with Active Table of Contents), improved 2/6/2011 [Kindle Edition]

Jonathan Edwards (Author)

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B&R Samizdat Express Edition with active table of contents.

First published in 1834, this massive volume has links from the table of contents to help you get to the parts that you want to read. According to Wikipedia: "Jonathan Edwards (October 5, 1703 – March 22, 1758) was a colonial American Congregational preacher, theologian, and missionary to Native Americans. Edwards "is widely acknowledged to be America's most important and original philosophical theologian". His work is very broad in scope, but he is often associated with his defense of Calvinist theology, the metaphysics of theological determinism, and the Puritan heritage. His famous sermon "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God," emphasized the just wrath of God against sin and contrasted it with the provision of God for salvation; the intensity of his preaching sometimes resulted in members of the audience fainting, swooning, and other more obtrusive reactions. The swooning and other behaviors in his audience caught him up in a controversy over "bodily effects" of the Holy Spirit's presence."

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• Format: Kindle Edition
• File Size: 4918 KB
• Simultaneous Device Usage: Unlimited
• Publisher: B&R Samizdat Express (February 13, 2009)
• Sold by: Amazon Digital Services
• Language: English
• ASIN: B001T0HI1O
• Text-to-Speech: Enabled
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good book, December 28, 2010

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This review is from: The Works of Jonathan Edwards, volume 2 of 2 (Samizdat Edition with Active Table of Contents), improved 2/6/2011 (Kindle Edition)

This is a much better buy then "The Works of Jonathan Edwards" without the table of contents. I bought the other one first and it was too difficult to find my way around it. Just a warning though, the table of contents for Volumes I and II do not work like typical ones for Kindle books. You WILL NOT find it by using the menu button and then going to the "Go to" tab. The table of contents are actually at the beginning of the volumes themselves, and you are able to click on specific pieces by Edwards and be taken straight to them.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Not quite up to the standards of Volume 1, February 17, 2011

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Mark (Bordentown, NJ) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: The Works of Jonathan Edwards, volume 2 of 2 (Samizdat Edition with Active Table of Contents), improved 2/6/2011 (Kindle Edition)

The reason Volume 2 gets only four stars instead of five is because the publisher has raised the bar with the improvements he has made to Volume 1, which unfortunately draws attention to some of the minor inconveniences in Volume 2. In particular, there is only a single table of contents at the beginning of the volume, with only a single entry for each title. There is no breakdown into chapters or sections, which for some of the longer pieces like the "Humble Attempt" or the David Brainerd bio, makes navigation somewhat cumbersome.

Nonetheless, given the standard search and bookmarking capabilities built into Kindle, these inconveniences are minor. And any deficiencies are more than offset by the content available here. In particular, the "Humble Attempt" to encourage prayer for revival, and the "Life and Diary of David Brainerd," are (along with "Religious Affections" in Volume 1) must-reads for anyone who shares Edwards' twin passions for spiritual renewal and biblical soundness. In the end, regardless of any minor inconveniences, buying this volume may well be the best investment of 95 cents you will ever make.

5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding Collection, January 1, 2012

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Gabriel Iverson (League City, Texas) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Works of Jonathan Edwards, volume 2 of 2 (Samizdat Edition with Active Table of Contents), improved 2/6/2011 (Kindle Edition)

This collection contains everything from Johnathan Edwards. I really appreciate his works and this collection captures them all. Also, putting those works in context through narration added a new dimnetion to his writings. And for the price, this is an outstanding value. Highly recommended!