PDF⋙ Isaac Watts: Reason, Passion and the Revival of Religion (T&T Clark Studies in English Theology) by Graham Beynon
Isaac Watts: Reason, Passion and the Revival of Religion (T&T Clark Studies in English Theology) by Graham Beynon Isaac Watts: Reason, Passion and the Revival of Religion (T&T Clark Studies in English Theology) by Graham Beynon PDF, ePub eBook D0wnl0ad Isaac Watts was an important but relatively unexamined figure and this volume offers a description of his theology, specifically identifying his position on reason and passion as foundational. The book shows how Watts modified a Puritan inherence on both topics in the light of the thought of his day. In particular there is an examination of how he both took on board and reacted against aspects of Enlightenment and sentimentalist thought. Watts' position on these foundational issued of reason and passion are then shown to lie behind his more practical works to revive the church. Graham Beynon examines the motivation for Watts' work in writing hymns, and the way in which he wrote them; and discusses his preaching and prayer...