English puritanism, 1603-1689
The Puritans of seventeenth-century England have been blamed for everything from the English civil war to the rise of capitalism. But who were the Puritans of Stuart England? How did their neighbors identify them, and how did they recognize one another? Were they apostles of liberty who fled from persecution to the New World? Or were they intolerant fanatics, intent on bringing godliness to Stuart England? This study provides a clear narrative of the rise and fall of the Puritans across thetroubled seventeenth century. Their story is placed in context by analytical chapters which describe what the Puritans believed and how they organized their religious and social life. Quoting many contemporary sources, including diaries, plays, and sermons, this is a vivid and comprehensible account, drawing on the most recent scholarship
Church history
1 online resource (x, 245 pages)
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Introduction
PART ONE: PURITANS AND PURITANISM
The Odious Name of Puritan
Puritans
PART TWO: THE RISE AND FALL OF THE PURITANS
The Origins of Puritans (1558-1603)
Jacobean Puritans (1603-1630)
Puritans Before the Civil War (1618-1637)
Puritans and the Civil War (1637-1649)
Puritans in Power (1649-1662)
Puritans from Uniformity to Toleration (1662-1689)
PART THREE: THE PURITAN EXPERIENCE
Puritans and the Promise
Puritans and the Word
Puritan Life
Conclusion
Glossary
Select Bibliography
Index