As the charismatic leader of the wave of religious revivals known as the Great Awakening, Jonathan Edwards (1703-58) is one of the most important figures in Ame

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Samuel Hopkins was the closest friend and disciple of the man generally considered to be the greatest religious thinker America has produced--Jonathan Edwards.

The Soul of the American University is a classic and much discussed account of the changing roles of Christianity in shaping American higher education, presente