<P> `` Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God '' is a sermon written by British Colonial Christian theologian Jonathan Edwards , preached to his own congregation in Northampton , Massachusetts to unknown effect , and again on July 8 , 1741 in Enfield , Connecticut . Like Edwards ' other works , it combines vivid imagery of Hell with observations of the world and citations of the scripture . It is Edwards ' most famous written work , is a fitting representation of his preaching style , and is widely studied by Christians and historians , providing a glimpse into the theology of the Great Awakening of c. 1730 -- 1755 . </P>
<P> `` Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God '' is a sermon written by British Colonial Christian theologian Jonathan Edwards , preached to his own congregation in Northampton , Massachusetts to unknown effect , and again on July 8 , 1741 in Enfield , Connecticut . Like Edwards ' other works , it combines vivid imagery of Hell with observations of the world and citations of the scripture . It is Edwards ' most famous written work , is a fitting representation of his preaching style , and is widely studied by Christians and historians , providing a glimpse into the theology of the Great Awakening of c. 1730 -- 1755 . </P>
who preached the sermon sinners in the hands of an angry god
who preached the sermon sinners in the hands of an angry god
British Colonial Christian theologian Jonathan Edwards
British Colonial Christian theologian Jonathan Edwards