Jonathan Edwards and the New World: Exploring the Intersection of Puritanism and Settler Colonialism

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TRANSACTIONS OF THE CHARLES S PEIRCE SOCIETY Pub Date : 2022-10-01 DOI:10.2979/trancharpeirsoc.58.2.03

Audrey Brown

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Abstract:In their Anthology, Jonathan Edwards and the American Experience, Hatch and Stout argue that Edwards' strand of Christianity is more critical to the American experience than many modern thinkers may realize. They claim that this is because his "stern Calvinism is central" (5) to this country's historic identity and that his philosophy was not only "compatible with the theological needs of the new nation but the social and political needs as well." (7) In this paper I would like to extend this argument. Not only was Edwards' philosophy necessary for the shaping of this country, it provided some of the moral justification necessary for a distinct kind of colonization that gave rise to settler colonialism in British America. To make this claim, this paper will be broken down into three parts. The first section will explore the historical elements of Jonathan Edwards' life in a settler colonial context. The second will be to explain and explore the framework of settler colonialism. Finally, this paper will argue that Edwards' life and philosophy meet all four proposed criteria of settler-colonialism and should therefore be understood as extending a legacy of violence here in the Americas.

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乔纳森·爱德华兹与新世界:探索清教主义与移民殖民主义的交集

摘要:哈奇和斯托特在他们的选集《乔纳森·爱德华兹与美国经验》中认为，爱德华兹的基督教思想对美国经验的影响比许多现代思想家可能意识到的更为重要。他们声称，这是因为他“严厉的加尔文主义是”这个国家历史认同的核心，而且他的哲学不仅“符合新国家的神学需要，也符合社会和政治需要”。在本文中，我想扩展这一论点。爱德华兹的哲学不仅对这个国家的形成是必要的，而且为一种独特的殖民化提供了必要的道德辩护，这种殖民化导致了英属美洲的定居者殖民主义。为了提出这一主张，本文将分为三个部分。第一部分将探讨乔纳森·爱德华兹在移民殖民背景下生活的历史因素。第二部分将解释和探讨移民殖民主义的框架。最后，本文将论证爱德华兹的生活和哲学符合移民殖民主义的所有四个标准，因此应该被理解为在美洲延续了暴力的遗产。

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期刊介绍： Transactions of the Charles S. Peirce Society has been the premier peer-reviewed journal specializing in the history of American philosophy since its founding in 1965. Although named for the founder of American pragmatism, American philosophers of all schools and periods, from the colonial to the recent past, are extensively discussed. TCSPS regularly includes essays, and every significant book published in the field is discussed in a review essay. A subscription to the journal includes membership in the Charles S. Peirce Society, which was founded in 1946 by Frederic H. Young. The purpose of the Society is to encourage study of and communication about the work of Peirce and its ongoing influence in the many fields of intellectual endeavor to which he contributed.