Monday, October 8

Edwards and "The Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God"

We are still studying and discussing the Puritan culture and how it has influence American culture at large. We come now to the "Last of the Puritans," Jonathan Edwards.

Agenda:
  1. Pater noster
  2. The Puritan preacher and theologian, Jonathan Edwards:
    1. Read Bio Blurb on Edwards (p. 44)
    2. Read "Sinner's in the Hands of an Angry God" (p. 46).
  3. Read model Autobiographical Essay.
  4. Review HW: 
    1. Vocab HW: Unit 3 words:
      1. Pick any five words from Unit 3. Know each word's part of speech. Write a short paragraph that correctly uses these five words, is grammatically correct, and addresses one of the following prompts:
        1. Prompt 1: Explain what a Rationalist is. What is their fascination with reason and science?
        2. Prompt 2: Write a brief conversation between Benjamin Franklin and Jonathan Edwards.
      2. Be sure to note which prompt you choose.
    2. Study Vocab Unit 3 and Bedford 8-9 for quiz
    3. Read Autobiographical Essay -- due 10/11-10/14.
    4. Review the Lecture Notes on Rationalism

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