The Best Online Edwards Resources

In spite of the fact that the 06SR is over I am hoping that many of you will desire to learn more about and from Jonathan Edwards. And while curious readers may already have clicked through my Edwards del.icio.us tags, it seemed like an annotated list of Edwards resources available online might help get you started.

Photo thanks to Tony Reinke

• Jonathan Edwards.com | This is the self-proclaimed “World’s Largest Edwards Web Site,” and even though it hasn’t been updated in quite a while, this is the best place to go for some of JE’s scientific and personal writings. You can also view most of JE’s major works unabridged, such as Original Sin, The Religious Affections, Freedom of the Will, and of course The Religious Affections.
• JE on Monergism.com | Monergism.com is one of the most helpful Bible/theology collection sites on the web in my opinion, and their page of Edwards materials does not disappoint. This is the best place to start, not only for primary Edwards material, but especially for biographical sketches and articles about his theology.
• JE on the Bible Bulletin Board | This site is by far the best place to go for Edwards’ own writings on the web. It is organized by category and all the documents are in the same format. BBB is the first place I go to check for JE sermons and shorter works.
• The Jonathan Edwards Center at Yale University | There is not a lot of content available yet at the Center, but if they upload half of what they claim, this will become the place to go period. I did find their biographical timeline the most complete available online.
• JE: The Life of a Master Preacher | This is a (small) online exhibit that includes some pictures and brief biographical information.
• A God Entranced Vision of All Things: The Legacy of Jonathan Edwards | This is a free online book available for pdf download from the Desiring God web site. The book includes chapters by various authors (like Piper, J.I. Packer, Mark Dever, Donald Whitney, etc.), originally presented at a conference by the same name held in October of 2003 — Edwards’ 300th birthday. This is a terrific introduction to JE and his passion for the glory of God.
• Of course if you’d rather listen than read, most of the God-Entranced Vision of All Things seminars are available as mp3 files. I listened to all of these messages prior to the retreat; many of them three or four times while I was jogging. Piper also has another message on Edwards, The Pastor as Theologian that was from an earlier pastor’s conference.

These are not the only internet sites with JE material out there, but they are the online resources that I used and would recommend most. I also hope to provide a specific recommended reading list in the next couple of days since climbing the mountain of materials might be a bit overwhelming. I always intended to do a similar list for the Reformation series, and perhaps I still will in the future. In the meantime, please let me know if this is helpful and especially if you know of other sites I’ve missed that contain even more resources.