Eternity is an inexplicable subject that lies beyond the human’s knowledge and power, which gradually diminish as faith and belief are the only remnant forces that guide human to the afterlife. Jonathan Edwards, the author of Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God, and Anne Bradstreet, the author of Verses upon Burning of our House, both exemplify Puritan literature that reflects contemporary ideals and beliefs in the extraterrestrial life, embracing God as the ultimate deity who is responsible for salvation. Even though Edwards and Bradstreet share a veneration of God, their perceptions of God are contrasting, resulting in varying religious perspectives and literature voices that can be easily distinguished. The sermon Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God was written by Jonathan Edwards, a minister at a church in Northampton, to enlighten the congregation on its members’ behaviors. As he employs a logical …show more content…
A product of literature of the Great Awakening, Edwards’ Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God seeks to renew spiritual fervent and emotion in prayer through the use of a logically formulated structure that begins with pre-formative context and doctrinal assertions, and ends with quotidian application. Notably, Edwards starts his sermon with a brief explanation of the Israelite’s circumstance from the Bible: “Their foot shall slide in due time, seems to imply the following things, relating to the punishment and destruction to which these wicked