Samuel Hopkins and the New Divinity Movement

Samuel Hopkins and the New Divinity Movement
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Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Total Pages : 257
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ISBN-10 : 9781556356025
ISBN-13 : 1556356021
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Book Synopsis Samuel Hopkins and the New Divinity Movement by : Joseph A. Conforti

Download or read book Samuel Hopkins and the New Divinity Movement written by Joseph A. Conforti and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2008-03-01 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.


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