“The more spiritual successes that Edwards experienced, the more he seemed to intentionally infuse his sermons with language deemed to move a person’s emotional center—their souls—to spiritually and physically respond.”
“The more spiritual successes that Edwards experienced, the more he seemed to intentionally infuse his sermons with language deemed to move a person’s emotional center—their souls—to spiritually and physically respond.”
Matthew Paul Turner
“The way we saw things, it didn’t matter that God had created the heavens and the earth—he did not want us excited about living here. A good fundamentalist worth his weight in guilt was quick to remind any skeptic that the world was going to hell in a handbasket.”
Matthew Paul Turner, Churched: One Kid's Journey Toward God Despite a Holy Mess“The more spiritual successes that Edwards experienced, the more he seemed to intentionally infuse his sermons with language deemed to move a person’s emotional center—their souls—to spiritually and physically respond.”
Matthew Paul Turner, Our Great Big American God: A Short History of Our Ever-Growing Deity“Edwards’s God was glorious, full of beauty, and seemingly uninterested in making people feel insecure. Edwards was a mystic, a man who didn’t simply write or preach about God, he experienced him.”
Matthew Paul Turner, Our Great Big American God: A Short History of Our Ever-Growing DeityAll in One Creative & Marketing Platform to tell stories at scale
