A Treatise Concerning Religious Affections
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A Treatise Concerning Religious Affections is a seminal 1746 theological work by Jonathan Edwards analyzing the nature of true Christian experience and distinguishing genuine religious emotions from false or superficial ones.
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| instanceOf |
Christian devotional literature
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Christian treatise → theological work → |
| addresses |
false religious enthusiasm
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spiritual hypocrisy → superficial religious experiences → |
| alternateTitle |
Religious Affections
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| arguesThat |
genuine religious affections arise from a spiritual sense of the excellency of divine things
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no external sign alone is a certain proof of saving grace → true religious affections produce lasting Christian practice → |
| author |
Jonathan Edwards
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| centralClaim |
true religion consists much in holy affections
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| considered |
classic of Protestant spirituality
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major work of Jonathan Edwards → |
| countryOfOrigin |
Colonial America
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| distinguishesBetween |
false religious affections
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true religious affections → |
| emphasizes |
practical holiness as evidence of grace
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scriptural tests of genuine piety → sovereign work of the Holy Spirit → transformation of the heart and will → |
| focusesOn |
criteria for genuine religious affections
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difference between saving and common operations of the Spirit → nature of true Christian experience → relationship between emotion and the will → tests of authentic piety → |
| genre |
Reformed theology
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| historicalContext |
First Great Awakening in New England
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| influenced |
American evangelical theology
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Reformed spirituality → later discussions of religious experience → |
| influencedBy |
First Great Awakening
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| language |
English
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| mainTopic |
Christian experience
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assurance of salvation → distinguishing true and false religion → religious affections → religious emotions → signs of true conversion → |
| part1Topic |
nature and importance of religious affections
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| part2Topic |
signs that are no certain evidence of grace
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| part3Topic |
signs of gracious affections that are distinguishing
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| publicationYear |
1746
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| relatedWorkByAuthor |
Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God
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The Freedom of the Will → The Religious Affections (alternate title) → |
| structure |
three parts
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| theologicalTradition |
Calvinism
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Reformed Protestantism → |
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A Treatise Concerning Religious Affections
("Religious Affections")
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Jonathan Edwards
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A Treatise Concerning Religious Affections
("The Religious Affections (alternate title)")
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