We value anniversaries most of all as occasions for placing fresh wreaths of laurel on life’s altars. In the memory of Shakespeare, then, let us pledge ourselves anew to our library gods. Let us turn their glowing pages again—and read once more those inspired messages of mind and heart in which we find life’s meaning.
JONATHAN EDWARDS
American Pioneer Prose Writers
JONATHAN EDWARDS
Monograph Number One in The Mentor Reading Course
Jonathan Edwards was one of the most impressive figures of his time. He was a deep thinker, a strong writer, a powerful theologian, and a constructive philosopher. He was born on October 5, 1703, at East (now South) Windsor, Connecticut. His father, Timothy Edwards, was a minister of East Windsor, and also a tutor. Jonathan, the only son, was the fifth of eleven children.