New England theologian Jonathan Edwards came to prominence at the
culmination of a dramatic paradigm shift in millennialism that had
begun in the sixteenth century, declaring that a thousand-year
earthly kingdom would arrive in the future. For Edwards, the land
of Israel would be the ideal location of the millennial kingdom,
and the people of Israel, after their restoration, would play
critical and decisive roles in the millennium's commencement.
Edwards's millennial vision was also cosmic, however, and included
both Europe and China. Unlike his Protestant predecessors and his
Puritan contemporaries, Edwards's millennialism de-centralized
England and New England. Contrary to what many have argued, Edwards
neither originated nor advocated the notion of the American
redeemer nation. In America's Theologian Beyond America, Victor Zhu
establishes the coherence of Edwards's Judeo-centric and cosmic
vision of the millennial kingdom and argues that this vision is an
indispensable part of Edwards's theological system. He highlights
three theological loci in Edwards's millennialism: the greatness of
God's divine sovereignty, the magnificence of His glory, and the
capaciousness of His kingdom. Zhu demonstrates Edwards's conviction
of the progressive realization of the kingdom, refuting the
prevailing misinterpretation that Edwards thought the millennium
was imminent. He explores Edwards's cosmic vision of the millennial
kingdom, which extended from New England and Israel to China and
other parts of the "heathen" world. In conclusion, Zhu examines the
contemporary relevance of Edwards's millennialism in Chinese
millennial movements.
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