Freedom of the Will

By: Jonathan Edwards

Narrated by: Bob Souer

Length: 9 hrs and 21 mins

Publisher's summary

Freedom of the Will is a deeply affecting Christian text that serves as a philosophical guide to the free will of people, their moral agency, and our accountability to God.

Jonathan Edwards was a Protestant theologian and a leading revivalist preacher during the Great Awakening. Edwards wrote Freedom of the Will in the 18th century while working as a missionary to a tribe of Housatonic Native Americans in Massachusetts. He carefully drew out the differences of thought between the Calvinist and Arminian theologies and sided with the Calvinist views on humanity's will. Edwards sought to understand God's foreknowledge and how it related to free will and the ability to choose between good and evil. Ultimately, he concluded that to find salvation we must accept God's grace and trust in what is good, which God has foreordained, and use our free will to seek it out in all our choices.

Public Domain (P)2016 Blackstone Audio, Inc.

sounds robotic

Listen to a sample before purchasing. You might like it more than I liked it.

Kevin Hughes review of Freedome of the Will

This is an excellent book. the Lord surely blessed Edwards' pen. the book begins with a lengthy section defining terms. This may seem tedious but actually is extremely helpful because in the end the force of Edwards' arguments cannot be escaped by even the most shrewd of all Arminians.

The book expressly reveals the foolishness of a doctrine of "free will" and makes very clear that atheism, Arminian thought, and essentially any other folly is inescapably just that, folly and absurdity of the highest degree.

Overwhelming at times - not to the author's fault

Edwards was a brilliant man, with a vocabulary far surpassing the limitations of my own! haha This book was a bit over my head at times, I admit, but still I enjoyed it and was able to follow it more often than not!

very good , and very abstract

Very insightful, but very abstract at the same time .ine would to it listen again

Good book

Chapter 29 is the best chapter in the book. The first half just sets up his argument. If you are willing, based on his reputation, to allow his premises, you can skip to chapter 29 and listen to the end.

A must read for any Christian

Thought provoking, makes you pay attention. Americas “Theologian”. This is the beat work I have gone through on one of the most controversial subjects and debates in the Christian community. Get this title!

Difficult but Good

Loved the book. I think Edwards does a good job on the math, but it’ll take me a couple times more to fully appreciate this work.

Loved it!

Theology matters. That's why my library is full of books like this one, Freedom of the Will. This book is for the Christian who wants to go deeper in understanding theology, and how we sometimes come to different conclusions, while still believing in the essentials. Because we are fallen, there are divisions and disagreements within Christ's Body as how to interpret the Word. I believe that Jonathan Edwards rightly handled the Scriptures, and did take the time to address different interpretations,such as Arminian theology vs Reformed theology.

Bob Souer once again, does what he does best. The accomplished and very talented narrator did not disappoint. His crisp, clear and thoughtful delivery was so nice to listen to, and made the book all the more enjoyable.

Five stars for this one!

Dizzying, and to think written with a quill

I cant imagine writing this is the 1700's. must have taken years.
Dizzying because I had to reread and reread some paragraphs 2 or 3 times to finally see the concept.
If you ever had any questions about what Free Will is and how it relates to virtue and vice and why it matters, this is your Encyclopedia.
It is amazing all that is said and super enlightening
enjoy

This book is missing the last 3 sections of part 4

Great theological work but the audio version is missing the last 3 sections of part 4 and the conclusion.