Jonathan Edwards: “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God”

Questions for Further Study

• 1. How does Edwards depict God in his sermon? What does it suggest about the time period?
• 2. Who does Edwards identify as being deserving of eternal damnation? What are their sins?
• 3. What sort of imagery does Edwards employ that seems designed to engage the listener emotionally rather than intellectually?
• 4. Who seems to be Edwards's intended audience? What sort of choice of language indicates this?
• 5. What accounts for the popularity and influence of Edwards's sermon?