"Informing of the child's understanding, influencing his heart, and directing its practice": Jonathan Edwards on education
This article examines the role of education in Jonathan Edwards’ life and legacy, both the education he received in early eighteenth-century New England and his activities as a teacher, among the other vocations he followed. In particular, the methods and principles he employed as a teacher, both o...
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2011-12-01
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This article examines the role of education in Jonathan Edwards’ life and legacy, both the education he received in early eighteenth-century New England and his activities as a teacher, among the other vocations he followed. In particular, the methods and principles he employed as a teacher, both of English and Indian children and young people, are distinctive. Next, the essay turns to some selected figures within the Edwardsean tradition to show pedagogical changes and continuities.
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| spelling | doaj-art-7e1ad92af5504223863061a85f3cb9302025-02-11T10:03:00ZengUniversity of the Free StateActa Theologica1015-87582309-90892011-12-0131210.38140/at.v31i2.2354"Informing of the child's understanding, influencing his heart, and directing its practice": Jonathan Edwards on educationK. P. Minkema0Yale University, United States of America & University of the Free State, South Africa This article examines the role of education in Jonathan Edwards’ life and legacy, both the education he received in early eighteenth-century New England and his activities as a teacher, among the other vocations he followed. In particular, the methods and principles he employed as a teacher, both of English and Indian children and young people, are distinctive. Next, the essay turns to some selected figures within the Edwardsean tradition to show pedagogical changes and continuities. https://journals.ufs.ac.za/index.php/at/article/view/2354 |
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