<P> `` Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God '' is a sermon written by British Colonial Christian theologian Jonathan Edwards , preached to his own congregation in Northampton , Massachusetts to unknown effect , and again on July 8 , 1741 in Enfield , Connecticut . Like Edwards ' other works , it combines vivid imagery of Hell with observations of the world and citations of the scripture . It is Edwards ' most famous written work , is a fitting representation of his preaching style , and is widely studied by Christians and historians , providing a glimpse into the theology of the Great Awakening of c. 1730 -- 1755 . </P>
who preached the sermon sinners in the hands of an angry god
British Colonial Christian theologian Jonathan Edwards