The Highway Forums General Discussion Open Forum Religious Affections by Jonathan Edwards

One of the things I have yet to do is read any of Jonathan Edwards books, other than a few excepts provided by others.
I have also read a few articles and sermons written by Edwards.

One of the things I find with reading older books, is they often take me a lot longer than more modern book to read. This is mainly because I often need to read some sentences a few times to understand what the author is saying. It helps to read out loud, but that still takes longer.

One book I really want to read is Jonathan Edward’s ‘Religious Affections’. However, I would like to read a Reformed book on the same issues, that may be a little easier to read first.
For example, if it was not for JI Packer’s Introductory Essay on John Owen’s ‘The Death of Death in the Death of Christ’, I am not certain I would have understood John Owen’s book.

So my question for the forum is, is there an easy to read book that is easy to read, that is on the same subject as Jonathan Edward’s ‘Religious Affections’?

Tom

There are some "modern versions" of that work available. HOWEVER, they all lack to one degree or another over the original but they are indeed easier to comprehend for some individuals. Here's a couple of courses I found doing a quick search online:

https://www.amazon.com/Religious-Affections-Modern-Updated-English/dp/B0C47K465G
https://www.goodreads.com/work/editions/166396880-religious-affections-in-modern-updated-english (Kindle format)

https://www.onthewing.org/user/Edwards%20-%20Religious%20Affections%20-%20Modern.pdf

https://www.amazon.com/Religious-Affections-Modern-Simplified-English/dp/B0BCS92KVH

https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/relig...D_BwE#idiq=73652498&edition=71985087 (used paperback)

https://banneroftruth.org/us/store/christian-living/the-religious-affections/ (original version)

Thank You!

A friend of mine who says he has all of Edwards books told me about the following, saying I would like it.

‘The Spirit of Revival- Discovering the Wisdom of Jonathan Edwards’ by Archie Parrish & RC Sproul.

Tom