The fact that "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" was popular suggests that the colonists

A work becoming popular suggests many people were interested in its subject and ideas. Since “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God” presents Jonathan Edwards’s religious ideas, its popularity suggests colonists were interested in those ideas. Popularity alone does not show that they feared Edwards, disagreed with him, or admired his writing skills.

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