David Brainerd Boeken

Includes a biographical sketch of Jonathan Edwards by Phillip E. Howard Jr. This intensely devotional diary of a young 1740s missionary in the American wilderness inspired the world missions movement.

A collection of sermons and writings by Jonathan Edwards, one of the most important theologians in American history. This book offers a compelling look into the mind of a man who helped shape the course of American religious history.

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This book is a collection of writings relating to the life and work of David Brainerd, an eighteenth-century American missionary to the Native American tribes of New York and New Jersey. The book includes Brainerd's personal journals and letters, as well as accounts of his life by other prominent figures of the time, such as John Wesley and Jonathan Edwards. A powerful testament to Brainerd's commitment to his faith and to the cause of evangelism, this book is a valuable resource for scholars of American religious history.