# Jonathan Edwards — The Varieties of Religious Experience character guide

> Jonathan Edwards in The Varieties of Religious Experience by William James.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Jonathan Edwards, Edwards

**First appearance:** 0014-lectures-xi-xii-and-xiii-saintliness

## Who they are

American theologian and preacher, analyzed for his religious affections.

## In the story

### [Lecture X: Conversion—Concluded](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_varieties_of_religious_experience_se/chapters/lecture-x-conversion-concluded)

Quoted on the supernatural nature of gracious affections and the necessity of prior despair.

### [Lectures XI, XII and XIII: Saintliness](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_varieties_of_religious_experience_se/chapters/lectures-xi-xii-and-xiii-saintliness)

His wife's account of a night of intense spiritual sweetness is quoted as an example of the sense of divine presence.

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