Jonathan Edwards: Racist Slave-Owner? Interview with JE Scholar John T. Lowe
Matthew Everhard
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July 22, 2026
Jonathan Edwards was certainly a slave owner. Does that mean that he was also a racist? If so, could his views have matured over time to become more loving and Biblical? In this episode, I speak with John T. Lowe, one of the most knowledgeable scholars on Edwards and race.
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