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Author | : Alan Heimert |
Publisher | : Harvard University Press |
Total Pages | : 458 |
Release | : 2009-07-01 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 0674038495 |
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The whole destiny of America is contained in the first Puritans who landed on these shores, wrote de Tocqueville. These newcomers, and the range of their intellectual achievements and failures, are vividly depicted in The Puritans in America. Exiled from England, the Puritans settled in what Cromwell called “a poor, cold, and useless” place—where they created a body of ideas and aspirations that were essential in the shaping of American religion, politics, and culture. In a felicitous blend of documents and narrative Alan Heimert and Andrew Delbanco recapture the sweep and restless change of Puritan thought from its incipient Americanism through its dominance in New England society to its fragmentation in the face of dissent from within and without. A general introduction sketches the Puritan environment, and shorter introductions open each of the six sections of the collection. Thirty-eight writers are included—among these Cotton, Bradford, Bradstreet, Winthrop, Rowlandson, Taylor, and the Mathers—as well as the testimony of Anne Hutchinson and documents illustrating the witchcraft crisis. The works, several of which are published here for the first time since the seventeenth century, are presented in modern spelling and punctuation. Despite numerous scholarly probings, Puritanism remains resistant to categories, whether those of Perry Miller, Max Weber, or Christopher Hill. This new anthology—the first major interpretive collection in nearly fifty years—reveals the beauty and power of Puritan literature as it emerged from the pursuit of self-knowledge in the New World.
Author | : Dustin W. Benge |
Publisher | : Reformation Heritage Books |
Total Pages | : 224 |
Release | : 2020-05-20 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 160178774X |
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In The American Puritans , Dustin Benge and Nate Pickowicz tell the story of the first hundred years of Reformed Protestantism in New England through the lives of nine key figures: William Bradford, John Winthrop, John Cotton, Thomas Hooker, Thomas Shepard, Anne Bradstreet, John Eliot, Samuel Willard, and Cotton Mather. Here is sympathetic yet informed history, a book that corrects many myths and half-truths told about the American Puritans while inspiring a current generation of Christians to let their light shine before men. Table of Contents: Introduction: Who Are the American Puritans? 1. William Bradford 2. John Winthrop 3. John Cotton 4. Thomas Hooker 5. Thomas Shepard 6. Anne Bradstreet 7. John Eliot 8. Samuel Willard 9. Cotton Mather
Author | : David D. Hall |
Publisher | : Princeton University Press |
Total Pages | : 526 |
Release | : 2021-04-06 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0691203377 |
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"Shedding critical new light on the diverse forms of Puritan belief and practice in England, Scotland, and New England, Hall provides a multifaceted account of a cultural movement that judged the Protestant reforms of Elizabeth's reign to be unfinished"--Provided by publisher.
Author | : Alden T. Vaughan |
Publisher | : UPNE |
Total Pages | : 388 |
Release | : 1972 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780874518528 |
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A classic documentary collection on New England's Puritan roots is once again available, with new material.
Author | : Michael P. Winship |
Publisher | : Yale University Press |
Total Pages | : 478 |
Release | : 2019-02-26 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 0300244797 |
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“The rise and fall of transatlantic puritanism is told through political, theological, and personal conflict in this exceptional history.” (Publishers Weekly, starred review) Begun in the mid-sixteenth century by Protestant nonconformists keen to reform England’s church and society while saving their own souls, the puritan movement was a major catalyst in the great cultural changes that transformed the early modern world. Providing a uniquely broad transatlantic perspective, this groundbreaking volume traces puritanism’s tumultuous history from its initial attempts to reshape the Church of England to its establishment of godly republics in both England and America and its demise at the end of the seventeenth century. Shedding new light on puritans whose impact was far-reaching as well as on those who left only limited traces behind them, Michael Winship delineates puritanism’s triumphs and tribulations and shows how the puritan project of creating reformed churches working closely with intolerant godly governments evolved and broke down over time in response to changing geographical, political, and religious exigencies. “Among the fairest and most readable accounts of the glorious failure that was trans-Atlantic Puritanism.” --The Wall Street Journal “Exhilarating popular history . . . convincingly captures in one bold retelling decades of scholarship on Puritanism’s origins, developments and characteristics” —Times Literary Supplement “Winship has established himself as a leading authority on the history of the Puritans. While many works have focused on a specific aspect of Puritan history, . . . there are fewer works that show Puritanism as a multinational movement in Europe and the Americas. This book fills those gaps.” —Library Journal A Choice Outstanding Academic Titles
Author | : Francis J. Bremer |
Publisher | : UPNE |
Total Pages | : 296 |
Release | : 2012 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1584659599 |
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An introduction to the diverse lives of the Puritan founders by a leading expert
Author | : T. H. Breen |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press on Demand |
Total Pages | : 270 |
Release | : 1980 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780195032079 |
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Examines and contrasts the early colonies in Massachusetts and Virginia to illuminate differences in culture, habits, and traditions
Author | : Sacvan Bercovitch |
Publisher | : Yale University Press |
Total Pages | : 264 |
Release | : 1975-01-01 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 9780300021172 |
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Errata slip inserted. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Author | : E. Brooks Holifield |
Publisher | : Yale University Press |
Total Pages | : 627 |
Release | : 2003-01-01 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 030010765X |
Download Theology in America Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
A magisterial work of American theological history--authoritative, insightful, and unparalleled in scope This book, the most comprehensive survey of early American Christian theology ever written, encompasses scores of American theological traditions, schools of thought, and thinkers. E. Brooks Holifield examines mainstream Protestant and Catholic traditions as well as those of more marginal groups. He looks closely at the intricacies of American theology from 1636 to 1865 and considers the social and institutional settings for religious thought during this period. The book explores a range of themes, including the strand of Christian thought that sought to demonstrate the reasonableness of Christianity, the place of American theology within the larger European setting, the social location of theology in early America, and the special importance of the Calvinist traditions in the development of American theology. Broad in scope and deep in its insights, this magisterial book acquaints us with the full chorus of voices that contributed to theological conversation in America's early years.
Author | : Francis J. Bremer |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 136 |
Release | : 2009-07-24 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 0199715181 |
Download Puritanism: A Very Short Introduction Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Written by a leading expert on the Puritans, this brief, informative volume offers a wealth of background on this key religious movement. This book traces the shaping, triumph, and decline of the Puritan world, while also examining the role of religion in the shaping of American society and the role of the Puritan legacy in American history. Francis J. Bremer discusses the rise of Puritanism in the English Reformation, the struggle of the reformers to purge what they viewed as the corruptions of Roman Catholicism from the Elizabethan church, and the struggle with the Stuart monarchs that led to a brief Puritan triumph under Oliver Cromwell. It also examines the effort of Puritans who left England to establish a godly kingdom in America. Bremer examines puritan theology, views on family and community, their beliefs about the proper relationship between religion and public life, the limits of toleration, the balance between individual rights and one's obligation to others, and the extent to which public character should be shaped by private religious belief. About the Series: Combining authority with wit, accessibility, and style, Very Short Introductions offer an introduction to some of life's most interesting topics. Written by experts for the newcomer, they demonstrate the finest contemporary thinking about the central problems and issues in hundreds of key topics, from philosophy to Freud, quantum theory to Islam.