8 h 2 minAudiobook14 minSummaryRead it, hear it, the 15-minute summary, and print and large print at cost
Audiobook edition · 8 h 2 minPaperback · 6 × 9 in · printing soonHardcover · 6 × 9 in · printing soonAbout this book
What happens when a sermon holds out both the terror of judgment and the hope of boundless love?
Selected Sermons of Jonathan Edwards brings you into the meeting houses of New England during the Great Awakening. Edwards addresses farmers, merchants, servants and their families as crowds seek a deeper faith. His carefully written sermons explore grace, judgment and the hope of heaven, bringing a logical mind and a tender concern to questions his listeners take to heart.
Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God gives the collection its sternest warning. But quieter sermons reveal other sides of Edwards’s thought. A Divine and Supernatural Light explores what he describes as faith’s new sight. The Excellency of Christ considers strength and gentleness, while Heaven Is a World of Love presents his vision of heaven through the language of love.
What you’ll discover
- Faith as new sight Explore Edwards’s account of faith as a different way of seeing.
- Strength beside gentleness Discover how The Excellency of Christ brings these qualities together in Edwards’s theology.
- A warning that confronts Encounter the stern preaching of judgment in Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God.
- Love beyond earthly life Follow a quieter sermon into Edwards’s vision of heaven filled with love.
- Revival in its words Read what a leading voice of the Great Awakening actually says to his listeners.
Who will love it
Readers who enjoy carefully argued sermons, vivid imagery and heartfelt appeals will love this collection. It suits students of Puritan thought and those curious about how a preacher moved a New England congregation.
What’s inside
The key ideas, in the 15-minute summary
- Salvation leaves us nothing to boast about
- All our good comes from God, through him, in him
- Total dependence on God makes him glorious
- Divine light is a sense of beauty, not mere belief
- This light comes straight from God and suits reason
- When friends turn to God, follow them
- Heaven is a house with room for every kind of person
- Nothing but God's will holds sinners over the pit
- The loss of a strong ruler is a judgment
- Pastor and people will meet again before the Judge
Formats and delivery
- eBook
- On your phone, tablet or computer, once the book texts are online.
- Large-print eBook
- The same book in bigger, clearer type, once the book texts are online.
- Audiobook
- Read by Lucas Linden, complete. It opens once the recording is online.
- 15-minute summary
- The key ideas in about 14 minutes, to read today.
- Paperback
- 6 × 9 in. Printing soon: leave your email under Paperback or Hardcover above.
- Hardcover
- 6 × 9 in. Printing soon: leave your email under Paperback or Hardcover above.
- Large print paperback
- 8.5 × 11 in. Printing soon: leave your email under Paperback or Hardcover above.
- Large print hardcover
- 8.5 × 11 in. Printing soon: leave your email under Paperback or Hardcover above.
Every printed copy is made when you order it and shipped worldwide; shipping is shown at checkout. The eBook and the audiobook open when the book texts go online.
How it works
- Start free. Nothing to pay today; the eBook of this book is yours to keep.
- Read, listen and print. 200,000+ classics as eBook, large-print eBook, audiobook and 15-minute summary, and any book printed at cost as a paperback, hardcover or large print, 5 accounts for the price of one.
- We remind you first. Free for 3 months, and we email you 7 days before your first payment. Then USD 0.14 a day in your first year on the yearly plan and USD 0.27 a day after, or USD 0.66 a day on the monthly plan. Cancel online in two clicks.
Bought on its own? Every eBook, audiobook and printed book you buy without the plan carries our 30-day money-back guarantee.
Selected Sermons of Jonathan Edwards
A New England pastor tells his congregation that only God's hand keeps them from falling into hell.
Challenging5–10 hours to readEnglish
Excellent
Free for 3 months · starts right away, on any device
Read free3 months free · cancel anytimeFree for 3 months, then USD 0.14 a dayCancel anytimeHow it works
- Read or listen
- Print and large print at cost
- 5 accounts for the price of one
In short
What would you do if a preacher told you that nothing but a hand you cannot see keeps you from a pit? In Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God, Jonathan Edwards says exactly that.
Selected Sermons of Jonathan Edwards at a glance
- Reading time
- About 4 h 30 min3 h 35 min fast, 5 h 25 min slow
- Length
- 64,700 words
- Library level
- Challenging long sentences, a rich vocabulary
Reading time at 238 words a minute (fast 300, slow 200). How long the classics take to read · Updated
From the 15-minute summary · Key idea 1
Salvation leaves us nothing to boast about
Edwards opens with a verse from First Corinthians, where Paul says that no one may boast in God's presence. Corinth lay near Athens, famous for philosophy, yet the philosophers never found the truth about God. So God chose what looked foolish, the gospel, to shame the clever and the strong.
The verse names four things Christ becomes for believers: wisdom, righteousness, sanctification and redemption. Wisdom is light for the mind. Righteousness is forgiveness. Sanctification is a changed heart, and redemption is rescue together with the gift of glory. The Father gives Christ, the Son is our good, and the Spirit gives us faith, which is itself a gift.
Free for 3 months · Cancel anytime
You looked at
Which edition is right for me
- 15-minute summary
- The key ideas of the whole book in about 14 minutes. A good first look, or a refresher.
Details
- Language
- English
- Level
- Challenging
Cite this edition
Edwards, Jonathan. Selected Sermons of Jonathan Edwards. Library of Alexandria, 2026, libraryofalexandria.com/products/selected-sermons-of-jonathan-edwards.
Edwards, J. (2026). Selected sermons of Jonathan Edwards. Library of Alexandria. https://libraryofalexandria.com/products/selected-sermons-of-jonathan-edwards
Edwards, Jonathan. Selected Sermons of Jonathan Edwards. Library of Alexandria, 2026. https://libraryofalexandria.com/products/selected-sermons-of-jonathan-edwards.
@book{edwards2026selected,
author = {Edwards, Jonathan},
title = {Selected Sermons of Jonathan Edwards},
publisher = {Library of Alexandria},
year = {2026},
url = {https://libraryofalexandria.com/products/selected-sermons-of-jonathan-edwards}
}
Free gifts
USD 580 in free gifts when you start
Every book in every format and in 25 languages, 5 accounts for the price of one. Nothing to pay today.
- 200,000+ classic eBooksIn 25 languages, side by side
USD 170FREE - Every audiobookIn 25 languages, any device
USD 120FREE - 15-minute summariesRead or listen, in 25 languages
USD 60FREE - Print at cost, no markupPaperback, hardcover, large print
USD 60FREE - 5 accounts for the price of oneA shelf for everyone at home
USD 170FREE - A part in rebuilding the libraryNew languages and books for all
FREE
Questions about Selected Sermons of Jonathan Edwards
Can I read it free?
Yes. The first key idea of the 15-minute summary is free with no sign-up. Start free and the whole book is yours for 3 months, with the eBook to keep, plus 200,000+ more classics and any book printed at cost as a paperback, hardcover or large print. Nothing to pay today: we email you 7 days before your first payment, and you can cancel online in two clicks.
Can I buy the printed book?
Soon. The paperback, hardcover and large print editions are being prepared. Choose Paperback or Hardcover above, leave your email, and we tell you the day you can order it, printed at cost.
How many accounts do I get?
Five, for the price of one: you and 4 more people, each with their own login, shelf and their own place in every book.
Can I cancel anytime?
Yes. Cancel online in two clicks at any time and nothing more is charged. Nothing is charged in your first 3 months, and we email you 7 days before your first payment.
What is Selected Sermons of Jonathan Edwards about?
It collects seven sermons by Edwards on God's glory in salvation, divine light, Ruth's loyalty, heaven's many rooms, sin and judgment, the loss of a ruler, and a farewell to his church. Each applies a Bible verse to daily life.
What is Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God about?
It argues that unconverted people are kept from hell only by God's will. Edwards uses images of a bent bow, rising floods and a thread over a fire, then urges listeners to flee to Christ while mercy is open.
What does Edwards mean by a divine and supernatural light?
He means a real sense of the beauty and excellence of God and the gospel, not only belief in doctrines. He compares it to tasting honey rather than being told it is sweet. It comes directly from the Spirit.
The author
Jonathan Edwards
1703–1758 · American preacher and theologian
Jonathan Edwards (1703–1758) was an American Christian preacher, philosopher, and theologian. Born in Connecticut, he served as a minister in Northampton and Stockbridge, Massachusetts. He wrote sermons, A Treatise Concerning Religious Affections (1746), and Freedom of the Will (1754). He died in Princeton, New Jersey, while serving as a college president.
More like this
Our mission
The library burned once. We are building it back.
Every great book, in every language and every format, for every family. Every plan helps pay for new languages, new audiobooks and books for readers who have never had them. Join the movement.
Read our story- Every language25 languages today, side by side, and more every year
- No wastePrinted on demand: no warehouses, no unsold stock, no pulped copies
- For everyonePaperback, hardcover and large print at the cost of printing
