studied in courses on Jonathan Edwards and Reformed theology

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The Nature of True Virtue is a theological and philosophical work by Jonathan Edwards that explores the essence of genuine Christian virtue within a Reformed theological framework.

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instanceOf philosophical work
theological work
addresses God-centered ethics
distinction between true and natural virtue
relationship between self-love and virtue
author Jonathan Edwards
century 18th century
concerns God’s glory
moral goodness
ultimate end of creation
countryOfOrigin American colonies
focusesOn disinterested benevolence
essence of genuine Christian virtue
love to God
relation between virtue and God’s glory
hasGenre Christian ethics literature
moral theology
religious philosophy
historicalSignificance important work in Reformed ethical thought
key text in Jonathan Edwards studies
influencedBy Puritan theology
Reformed scholasticism
biblical theology
language English
mainTopic Christian virtue
ethics
moral philosophy
theology
philosophicalTradition Christian philosophy
early modern philosophy
relatedWork The End for Which God Created the World
religiousContext Congregationalist tradition
Protestantism
studiedBy students of Christian ethics
students of Jonathan Edwards
students of Reformed theology
students of philosophical theology
theologicalPerspective Calvinism
surface form: Calvinist
theologicalTradition Reformed theology
usedIn courses on Christian ethics
courses on Jonathan Edwards
courses on Reformed theology
courses on philosophical theology
viewOfVirtue virtue as consent to being in general
virtue as supreme love to God

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