In what philosophical epoch did Jonathan Edwards figure prominently?
Postmodernism
Nihilism
American Enlightenment
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The American Enlightenment was a philosophical movement in the 18th-century British colonies in North America that emphasized reason, individualism, and progress. Jonathan Edwards was a प्रमुख figure of the American Enlightenment and is considered to be one of the most important American philosophers. His ideas on religious freedom and the separation of church and state were influential in the development of democracy.
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Jonathan Edwards belonged to which Christian denomination?
Which of his books serves as a classic of early American literature?
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Edwards died shortly after beginning the presidency at which college?
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