The Philosophy of Jonathan Edwards - A Study in Divine Semiotics (Hardcover)

"In this challenging work, Daniel draws on the semiotics ofFoucault, Kristeva, and Peirce to explore Edwards's typology.... elegant andimportant... " -- Library Journal

"A provocative and attimes brilliant reinterpretation of Edwards... " -- Religious StudiesReview

..". a comprehensive analysis and redefinition of thethought of Jonathan Edwards." -- Peirce ProjectNewsletter

..". a new foundation for the study of Edwards'sthought and rhetoric." -- Wilson H. Kimnach

..". this isa superb and important book, one that deserves to be widely read and vigorouslydiscussed." -- Transactions of the Charles S. PierceSociety

..". Daniel's work ought... to be required readingamong the Edwards guild, for it provides perhaps the best philosophical introductionin English to Edward's major writings." -- ChurchHistory

Drawing on the semiotic work of Peirce, Foucault, andKristeva, Stephen Daniel shows how the Renaissance theory of signatures providesEdwards and his contemporaries with a powerful alternative to the ideas of Descartesand Locke.