Isaac Watts: Reason, Passion and the Revival of Religion

by Graham Beynon

Book Overview

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'...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0567681211
• ISBN13: 9780567681218
• Release Date: April 2018
• Publisher: T&T Clark
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.72 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"