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SINNERS IN THE HANDS OF AN ANGRY GOD
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Can you recall from our first set of notes…
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What is an orator?
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What do you think makes a good orator?
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NaYAFN6MZT4
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OiskE1Jsr6A
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WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF ORATORY?
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To entertain To inform To persuade
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Jonathan Edwards 1703-1758 Born in
Connecticut Preached to
his playmates
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Jonathan Edwards
Graduated from Yale at 17…as valedictorian!
Earned a master’s in theology; Began preaching career as
assistant to his grandfather – the pastor of one of the largest and wealthiest Puritan congregations.
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Jonathan Edwards
Became pastor upon his grandfather’s death;
His sermons sparked religious zeal and conversions…often in a frenzied atmosphere;
Leader of the Great Awakening, a religious revival of the 1730s and 1740s
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His Downfall
Denounced people by name whom he considered sinners;
Disciplined members for reading what he considered inappropriate books;
Views and opinions were very severe.
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Jonathan Edwards
Dismissed as pastor; Preached to Native Americans; Eventually became president of
the College of New Jersey (now known as Princeton University);
Wrote one of the most famous American theological works;
Preached until his death in 1758.
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Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God
“…said to have caused listeners to rise from their seats in a state of hysteria, demonstrating Edwards’ tremendous powers of persuasion and capturing the religious fervor of the Great Awakening.”
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From “Cold Comfort Farm”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5evsxRdkJw
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Is your preacher, priest , rabbi or leader speaking to you like that??
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If not, do you understand why a Puritan preacher would speak this way to his congregation?