New Divinity theology
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New Divinity theology was an 18th–19th century New England Calvinist movement, developed by followers of Jonathan Edwards, that emphasized God’s moral government, human responsibility, and disinterested benevolence.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Calvinist theology
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New England theology → theological movement → |
| associatedWith |
New England theology
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Second Great Awakening → revivalism in New England → |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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| developedInPeriod |
19th century
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| doctrine |
disinterested love to God as true virtue
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limited atonement in application → moral government theory of atonement → natural ability and moral inability distinction → necessity of regeneration by the Holy Spirit → opposition to self-love as the foundation of virtue → unlimited atonement in value → |
| emphasizes |
God’s moral government
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disinterested benevolence → human responsibility → the active nature of saving faith → the duty of immediate repentance → the moral government of God → the necessity of personal holiness → |
| foundedByFollowersOf |
Jonathan Edwards
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| foundedInPeriod |
18th century
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| historicalContext |
post-Great Awakening New England
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| influenced |
19th-century American social reform
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American evangelicalism → American missionary movements → New School Presbyterianism → Oberlin theology → |
| influencedBy |
Jonathan Edwards
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| keyConcept |
active, voluntary sinfulness of the unregenerate
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disinterested benevolence → immediate obligation to repent → moral government of the universe → public justice of God → |
| languageOfDiscourse |
English
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| opposedBy |
Old Calvinist theologians in New England
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| regionOfOrigin |
New England
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| religiousTradition |
Calvinism
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Protestantism → |
| theologicalOrientation |
Edwardsean
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Reformed → |
| viewOnAtonement |
Christ’s atonement upholds God’s moral government
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atonement provides a basis for the sincere offer of salvation to all → |
| viewOnHumanAbility |
humans have natural ability but moral inability to obey God without grace
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| viewOnSin |
sin consists in voluntary exercises of the will
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| viewOnVirtue |
true virtue is love to God and being in general
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Referenced by (1)
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The Minister's Wooing
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influencedBy |