Treatise on Grace and other posthumously published writings

Before its first publication in 1971, the three essays that compriseJonathan Edwards' Treatise on Grace had never appeared in a collection.This book presents these three rare pieces and his Essay on the Trinityalong with brief introductory sketches to their context and their relevance tohis more widely known work.

The concept of divine grace was a pivotal notion in the theology ofJonathan Edwards. He had inherited a 'covenant' theology from his Puritanforebears, which supposed that the Holy Spirit was the 'agency of application'through which the Father granted grace to the elect after the Son's sacrifice.In these essays, Edwards attempts to modify this inherited doctrine. Instead ofbeing the 'agency of application' utilised by the Father, Edwards suggests thatthe Holy Spirit is the gift given itself. The Treatise on Grace is aclassic work of American theology from one of the country's most importanttheologians.