Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God "Sinners in the Hands of an
Angry God" was a famed speech delivered to a congregation in
Enfield, Connecticut in 1741 by Great Awakening minister
Jonathan Edwards. The speech is often considered one of the
strongest examples of Puritan culture and a manifesto for
American Christianity. The title is taken from a portion of the
10th chapter of the biblical book of Hebrews. Some hallmarks of
American Christianity as expressed in Edwards' speech
include:The Absolute power of God There is no want of power in
God to cast wicked men into hell at any moment. Men's hands
cannot be strong when God rises up. The strongest have no power
to resist him, nor can any deliver out of his hands.-He is not
only able to cast wicked men into hell, but he can most easily
do it. Sometimes an earthly prince meets with a great deal of
difficulty to subdue a rebel, who has found means to fortify
himself, and has made himself strong by the numbers of his
followers. But it is not so with God. There is