A Review of Edwards's "Inquiry into the Freedom of the Will"

As one can surmise from the title, the following book discusses a work entitled 'Inquiry into the Freedom of the Will', which was written by Jonathan Edwards. It examines the nature and the status of humanity's will. The book takes the classic Calvinist viewpoint on total depravity of the will and the need of humanity for God's grace in salvation. Although written long before the modern introduction and debate over Open Theism, Edwards' work addresses many of the concerns that have been raised today over this view. As for the author of this book himself, Henry Philip Tappan, he was an American philosopher, educator and academic administrator, and pioneer in the transformation of American university curricula. He was instrumental in fashioning the University of Michigan as a prototype for American research universities.