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n of man。 French philosophy (Rousseau, Voltaire) American Puritanism is a twofaceted traditions of religious idealism and levelheaded mon sense. Jonathan Edwards represents the former aspect Life Experiences(17031758) ? In 1716, at the age of 13,he was admitted to Yale, graduated four years later ? In 1723, he took his . in Yale ? In 1726he became assistant to his grandfather In 1729, he was named to be the minister of the church of Northampton ? He was in part instrumental in bringing about the “Great Awakening” from1730s to 1740s ? In 1750, he was dismissed from his position because of fierce religious controversy at that time. ? He lived and meditated in solitude, wrote his greatest books in the next most productive eight years. ? He died of a smallpox inoculation in 1758 Aspects of Edwards’ Religious Philosophy ? 1. His mystical conversion at age seventeen. “I often used to sit a