Jonathan Edwards was an influential American theologian, philosopher, and Congregationalist minister who lived from 1703 to 1758. A central figure during the Great Awakening, he was known for his intense revivalist preaching and profound intellectual contributions to Reformed Christianity. After entering Yale College at the age of 13, he was ordained in Northampton in 1727, where he married Sarah Pierpont. His career spanned roles as a missionary and the president of the College of New Jersey, until his death in Princeton following a smallpox inoculation.