Tag: Misquotation

  • Jonathan Edwards (mis-?)quoting Revelation 16:5

    One of my favorite Christian philosophers is Jonathan Edwards. In this instance, however, Edwards seems to have made a slight error that is significant primarily to someone like myself, with an intense interest in the text of Revelation 16:5.  The misquotation is found in one of Edwards’ sermons, the short title of which is shown…

  • Pseudo-Augustine "Doubt is an element of Faith"

    One of my friends pointed out to me a quotation attributed to Augustine, but which didn’t sound Augustinian. My friend’s suspicions were correct. The quotation in question was this: “Doubt is an element of faith.” I found this attributed to Augustine in a number of sources: “Doubt, as Saint Augustine wrote, is actually an element…