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A Dissertation Concerning the Nature of True Virtue is a work by American Christian reformer, theologian, author and, pastor Jonathan Edwards originally published posthumously in 1765. The work was published jointly with A Dissertation Concerning the End for Which God Created the World.
Those authors who hold that the moral sense which is natural to all mankind, consists in a natural relish of the beauty of virtue, and so arises from a principle of true virtue implanted by nature in the hearts of all, hold that true virtue consists in public benevolence.
Feb 20, 2020 · Like the great speculators Augustine, Aquinas, and Pascal, Jonathan Edwards treated religious ideas as problems not of dogma, but of life. His exploration of self-love disguised as "true virtue" is grounded in the hard facts of human behavior.
Perry Miller, 'Jonathan Edwards' Like the great speculators Augustine, Aquinas, and Pascal, Jonathan Edwards treated religious ideas as problems not of dogma, but of life. His exploration of self-love disguised as true virtue is grounded in the hard facts of human behavior.
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His exploration of self-love disguised as "true virtue" is grounded in the hard facts of human behavior. More than a hell-fire preacher, more than a theologian, Edwards was a bold and...
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Oct 1, 2003 · The Nature of True Virtue. Jonathan Edwards. Wipf and Stock Publishers, Oct 1, 2003 - Religion - 114 pages. A major work in moral philosophy by the Puritan who was the most modern man of his age.
Mar 31, 2022 · The Nature of True Virtue: Together With Edwards' Personal Narrative [Edwards, Jonathan, Starkey, Matthew] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers.
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