Jonathan Edwards
/ˌdʒɒnəθən ˈedwədz/
/ˌdʒɑːnəθən ˈedwərdz/
- (1703-58) a US clergyman whose powerful sermons (= religious talks) on the power of God helped to create a major religious movement, called the Great Awakening, in New England (1734-5). Edwards became President of the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University) in 1757.
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