Puritanism: A Very Short Introduction (very Short Introductions)
by Francis J. Bremer /
2009 / English / EPUB, Mobipocket
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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.
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.