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Charles Grandison Finney remains America's most controversial revivalist. However , despite a range of analysis in recent decades, his doctrine of atonement is still not completely understood in its entirety. Tailoring every facet of his... more
The article is a short biography of Rev. Edward Warren (1786-1818) one of the first ABCFM missionaries, and their first missionary to Sri Lanka (Ceylon).
Two ideas shaped early Southern Baptist theology more than any others: (1) God the Moral Governor works all things for his glory, and (2) in doing so, he also works for the highest good of his moral universe. While the ideas themselves... more
As a spiritual classic, Religious Affections was read and celebrated by Edwards’s contemporaries, disciples, and subsequent generations of Christians. From William Wilberforce to Charles Finney, Religious Affections has left an indelible... more
In the American moral governmental theory of the atonement, the idea of equivalence is best understood in terms of a countervailing, or the achieving of a moral equilibrium. According to Jonathan Edwards’ disciples, Christ's atonement... more