Sermons

In 1741 puritan Minister Jonathan Edwards delivered a sermon during the great awakening titled “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God” in an attempt to convert non- believers into being born again. In his sermon, Edwards’ tone dips and dives from the very threatening to the very enraged, in his attempts to persuade his congregation. He also utilizes rhetorical appeals to contribute to the persuasiveness of his sermon. Throughout the sermon Edwards persuades the unconverted members of his…

Many authors use tools such as satire and rhetoric to subliminally prove a lesson to readers. Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter serves an allegorical purpose to highlight hypocrisy in organized religion. THESIS: Hawthorne uses Dimmesdale’s sermons, relationship to other characters, and internal conflict to show how there is no way to rid organized religion of all hypocrisy because all men are sinners; humans cannot decide which man is less sinful than others because sin is a common and…

Jonathan Edwards and His Role in the Great Awakening Intro In American history, one of the earliest major events was the first Great awakening. Many different preachers assisted in spreading the Great Awakening throughout the colonies. Jonathan Edwards carried on the revival of his grandfather, Solomon Stoddard in North Hampton church in the North Hampton Revival (1733-1735). Englishman, George Whitefield (1740-1770) was the best-known and most widely traveled evangelist of the time and…

were expected to be faced by people when migrating into the new world activities. This shows that major purpose of this writer was to guide people in living in the most righteous ways. Model of Christian Charity did not mention the most important sermon in his…

Throughout multiple religions, oral performance and oral texts can be heard through sermons from pastors and priests, recitations of sacred texts and liturgy, and also within the Gospels and…

audiences. Fear is a way to control and that is exactly how Taylor Edward uses fear in his now infamous sermon, Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God. The Sermon was given to a large congregation in Enfield, Connecticut, in 1741. The sermon lasted six whole hours non stop and was very well received. This eventually leads the sermon to be published and reread multiple times throughout history. The sermon speaks about the life of sinners,…

strong rhetorical techniques. This sermon utilizes many rhetorical strategies in the sermon such as pathos and imagery. This sermon was delivered to Edward’s Puritan congregation during one of largest revivals in American history, The Great Awakening, not only to show to show his congregation that the wrath of God was imminent and true, but also the realness of his mercies. However, this sermon extends much further then just that Puritan community. This sermon continues to effect people today…

Reverend Edwards church and after considering his sermon, I, like many others, felt that it was dark and pessimistic and may be difficult to sit through, however, I believed he was speaking truth but may be lacking a feeling of sincerity. Considering myself a religious and curious person, this caused me to question if all Reverends in this time period preached this way and question if I truly understood Reverend Edwards. To begin, Reverend Edwards’ sermon was during a period of time that is…

parallels between King Charles I and King George III. These parallels are furthered in the conclusion; Mayhew is complimenting King George but even mentioning King George III in a positive light but after listening to this whole sermon people were sure to think about this sermon…

approach to the topic of accepting Christ that binds him to his audience. Readers of Edwards sermon may think that this is some man trying to get his point across about this “Angry hand of God.” But what readers may not know as they read is, Jonathan Edwards is their minister and is telling his sermon to his congregation. Edwards uses diction and tone to portray himself as a minister, Edwards starts out his sermon with, “we find it easy to tread on and crush a worm that we see crawling on the…