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Jonathan Edwards and the Closing of the Table:

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LA109577

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Jonathan Edwards and the Closing of the Table:

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Must the Eucharist be Open to All?

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Oliver Crisp

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Leiden

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Brill

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The New England Puritan theologian, Jonathan Edwards (1703-1758) famously changed his mind on the question of the qualifications for communion in his church, a matter that led to his dismissal from the pastorate at Northampton. This paper sets Edwards' contribution to the Communion Controversy in New England into the broader context of his thought, especially his doctrine of the Church. I argue that, although there are objections to Edwards' position, his sacramental theology makes a constructive contribution to ecclesiology. The New England Puritan theologian, Jonathan Edwards (1703-1758) famously changed his mind on the question of the qualifications for communion in his church, a matter that led to his dismissal from the pastorate at Northampton. This paper sets Edwards' contribution to the Communion Controversy in New England into the broader context of his thought, especially his doctrine of the Church. I argue that, although there are objections to Edwards' position, his sacramental theology makes a constructive contribution to ecclesiology.

Date of Publication

2009

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48-68

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Ecclesiology

Volume Number

5/1

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1745-5316

Subject Term

COMMUNION CONTROVERSY

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JONATHAN EDWARDS

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QUALIFICATIONS FOR COMMUNION

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SOLOMON STODDARD

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THEOSIS

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VISIBLE SAINT

Oliver Crisp

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10.1163/174553108X378477

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