1. Sinners in the Hand of an Angry God Leah Crabbe, Megan Jones, Austin Burns

2. About the Author  British colonial Jonathan Edwards (1703-1758)  He preached to his congregation in North Hampton, Massachusetts and in Enfield, Connecticut on July 8th, 1741  Only son in a family of eleven children  He wrote several books about spiritual philosophy  British colonial Jonathan Edwards (1703-1758)  He preached to his congregation in North Hampton, Massachusetts and in Enfield, Connecticut on July 8th, 1741  Only son in a family of eleven children  He wrote several books about spiritual philosophy

3. Summary  A message to sinners so they recognize that they will be judged by God. This judgement will be more painful and fearful than they can comprehend

4. Purpose  Connecticut was unaffected by the Great Awakening in New England. It was Johnathan Edwards goal to teach people about the dangers of hell

5. Theme  Corrupt sinners face a fearful judgment  God will take no mercy upon sinners  Corrupt sinners face a fearful judgment  God will take no mercy upon sinners

6. Textual Evidence  "The God that holds you over the pit of hell, much as one holds a spider, or some loathsome insect over the fire, abhors you, and is dreadfully provoked: his wrath towards you burns like fire; He looks upon you as worthy of nothing else, but to be cast into the fire..." (Edwards 30).  This shows the wrath of God's anger and what he will do to sinners when they go against his words  "The God that holds you over the pit of hell, much as one holds a spider, or some loathsome insect over the fire, abhors you, and is dreadfully provoked: his wrath towards you burns like fire; He looks upon you as worthy of nothing else, but to be cast into the fire..." (Edwards 30).  This shows the wrath of God's anger and what he will do to sinners when they go against his words

7. Textual Evidence  "There is no other reason to be given why you have not gone to hell, since you have sat here in the house of God, provoking his pure eyes by your sinful wicked manner of attending his solemn worship  This means that a sinner going to hell is inevitable due the fact that they blatantly went against God knowing what they were doing was wrong  "There is no other reason to be given why you have not gone to hell, since you have sat here in the house of God, provoking his pure eyes by your sinful wicked manner of attending his solemn worship  This means that a sinner going to hell is inevitable due the fact that they blatantly went against God knowing what they were doing was wrong

8. Connection to The Crucible  Sinners in the Hand of an Angry God connects to The Crucible because both discuss the repercussions and how bad it is to go against God.

9. Evidence from The Crucible  Danforth: "Hang them high over the town! Who weep for these, weeps for corruption!" (Miller 144).  This connects back to "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" because the people in The Crucible that are being hanged are facing God in the face and He is punishing them. God's punishment for them will be equal to the sin that they have committed.  Danforth: "Hang them high over the town! Who weep for these, weeps for corruption!" (Miller 144).  This connects back to "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" because the people in The Crucible that are being hanged are facing God in the face and He is punishing them. God's punishment for them will be equal to the sin that they have committed.

10. Evidence from The Crucible  "Proctor, (trembling, his life collapsing about him): I have known her, sir. I have known her. Danforth: you- you are a lecher? Proctor: (to Danforth) a man will not cast away his good name. You surely know that." (Miller 110).  This shows that Proctor's name has been tarnished because of him revealing that he has cheated on his wife. By revealing this secret to the court he can guarantee that the rest of the community ones they find out about this will pass judgement on him.  "Proctor, (trembling, his life collapsing about him): I have known her, sir. I have known her. Danforth: you- you are a lecher? Proctor: (to Danforth) a man will not cast away his good name. You surely know that." (Miller 110).  This shows that Proctor's name has been tarnished because of him revealing that he has cheated on his wife. By revealing this secret to the court he can guarantee that the rest of the community ones they find out about this will pass judgement on him.

11. Thesis Statement  A community can compromise an individual because corrupt sinners face a fearful judgement. This happens because as a community, once a certain "name" is given to an individual, the people of the communtity try to "come together" and compromise on a set judgement for them.