Samuel Hopkins and the New Divinity Movement: Calvinism, the Congregational Ministry, and Reform in New England between the Great Awakenings
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Document Type
Book
Description
Samuel Hopkins was the closest friend and disciple of the man generally considered to be the greatest religious thinker America has produced—Jonathan Edwards. Hopkins was also a founder and leading spokesman of the New Divinity Movement, a major religious movement in New England congregationalism from 1740 to 1800.The author here combines biographical detail with a balanced and scholarly assessment of the historical and theological significance of this influential Calvinist thinker.
ISBN
1556356021
Publication Date
1981
Publisher
William B. Eerdmans Publishing Co.
Keywords
Samuel Hopkins, Jonathan Edward, New Divinity, congregationalism, Calvinist
Disciplines
American Studies | Religion
Recommended Citation
Conforti, Joseph A. Samuel Hopkins and the New Divinity Movement: Calvinism, the Congregational Ministry, and Reform in New England between the Great Awakenings. Christian University Press, 1981.
