The Puritan Experience

Author : Owen C. Watkins
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2020-11-05
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781000225679

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The Puritan Experience by Owen C. Watkins Pdf

Originally published in 1972 and based on extensive research and use of source materials including manuscripts, this book examines Puritan spiritual autobiographies written before 1725 and sets them in the context of the literary tradition out of which they grew. As well as Bunyan, Baxter and Fox, this book also discusses important works which have received less attention, notably the Confessions of Richard Norwood, the Bermudan settler. The book identifies 3 strands in the tradition: the work of the ‘orthodox’ Puritans; the prophets of the Commonwealth, and the confessions and journals of the early Quakers. The social, religious and literary factors which contributed to their development are discussed and it is shown how the self-analysis popularized by the Puritan preachers and writers contributed to the development of the novel. The book will be of particular value to those interested in 17th Century literature or religion.

Author : Patricia Caldwell
Publisher : CUP Archive
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1985-11-29
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0521311470

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The Puritan Conversion Narrative by Patricia Caldwell Pdf

In the mid-seventeenth century, persons on both sides of the Atlantic wishing to join a Puritan church had to appear before all of its members and tell the story of their religious conversion - in effect, to give convincing verbal evidence that their souls were saved. This book explores the testimonies of spiritual experience delivered by puritans in the mid-seventeenth century in order to qualify for membership of their local churches.

Author : Geoffrey F. Nuttall
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1992-07-15
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0226609413

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The Holy Spirit in Puritan Faith and Experience by Geoffrey F. Nuttall Pdf

Geoffrey F. Nuttall establishes the primacy of the doctrines of the Holy Spirit in seventeenth-century English Puritanism and demonstrates the continuity of the Reformation tradition from the more conservative views of Luther to the more radical interpretations of the Quakers. Nuttall illuminates prominent spokesmen, including Richard Sibbes, Richard Baxter, John Owen, Walter Cradock, Morgan Llwyd, and George Fox. In a new Introduction, Peter Lake discusses the relevance of Nuttall's book to, and its influence on, major works in seventeenth-century English history written since 1946.

Author : Crawford Gribben
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 425 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780199798155

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John Owen and English Puritanism by Crawford Gribben Pdf

John Owen (1616-83) was the most significant theologian in 17th century England, and a key player in the revolution that created the English republic (1649-60). Rising from humble origins, he became preacher at the regicide of Charles I, chaplain to Oliver Cromwell in the invasions of Ireland and Scotland, vice chancellor of the University of Oxford, and the premier religious statesman of the Interregnum. The restoration of the monarchy pushed Owen into dissent, criminalizing his religious practice and driving his writing of eight million words in defense of high Calvinism and religious toleration. But Owen transcended his many experiences of defeat, and his claims to quietism were frequently undermined by rumors of his involvement in anti-government conspiracies. This religious biography traces the evolution of Owen's thinking and religious practice until his emergence as a leader of Restoration nonconformists.

Author : Jeffrey Hammond
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1993-01-01
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0820315001

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Sinful Self, Saintly Self by Jeffrey Hammond Pdf

Sinful Self, Saintly Self is a comprehensive study of early New England verse in light of Puritan notions regarding the nature and uses of poetry. Through a new historical reading of three major Puritan poets - Michael Wigglesworth, Anne Bradstreet, and Edward Taylor - Jeffrey Hammond reconstructs this aesthetic framework using Puritan theology, artistic and exegetical traditions deriving from the Bible, and Puritan assumptions about the psychology of the saved soul. Despite the current resurgence of interest in early American literature, Puritan poetry remains only dimly understood and appreciated. With the exception of Edward Taylor's Preparatory Meditations and Anne Bradstreet's personal lyrics, it is often viewed as a poetry of gloom and doctrine rather than of affirmation and inspiration. In reconstructing the Puritan experience of poetry, Hammond argues that this widespread view reflects a persistent tendency to approach these poems from a modern perspective

Author : Francis J. Bremer
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2009-07-24
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0199740879

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Puritanism: A Very Short Introduction by Francis J. Bremer Pdf

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.

Author : Robert C. Neville
Publisher : SUNY Press
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1987-01-01
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0887065422

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The Puritan Smile by Robert C. Neville Pdf

This book develops a contemporary metaphysics of morals. Currently the liberal tradition defines the field of moral and political theory. It contains the popular utilitarian, the deontological, and the virtue-ethics approaches to normative theory; and by a broad dialectical negation, it also defines the historical materialism of Marx. The Puritan Smile circumvents the Liberalism-Marxism dialectic with the Puritan emphasis on responsibility and their social definition of individuality. To this core of classical puritanism is added the deeply rooted sense of culture and the vast historical experience of Confucianism with which it resonates strongly. The need for tolerance and the celebration of liberty is asserted by Neville in order to offset the tendencies toward dogmatism and totalitarianism inherent within the Puritan and Confucian views. The book integrates a Puritan sense of participation with a Confucian sense of moral obligation and a liberal appreciation of freedom and tolerance.

Author : Michael McGiffert
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 1969
Category : Puritans
ISBN : UCSC:32106000226347

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Puritanism and the American Experience by Michael McGiffert Pdf

Author : John Coffey,Paul C. H. Lim
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2008-10-09
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781139827829

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The Cambridge Companion to Puritanism by John Coffey,Paul C. H. Lim Pdf

'Puritan' was originally a term of contempt, and 'Puritanism' has often been stereotyped by critics and admirers alike. As a distinctive and particularly intense variety of early modern Reformed Protestantism, it was a product of acute tensions within the post-Reformation Church of England. But it was never monolithic or purely oppositional, and its impact reverberated far beyond seventeenth-century England and New England. This Companion broadens our understanding of Puritanism, showing how students and scholars might engage with it from new angles and uncover the surprising diversity that fermented beneath its surface. The book explores issues of gender, literature, politics and popular culture in addition to addressing the Puritans' core concerns such as theology and devotional praxis, and coverage extends to Irish, Welsh, Scottish and European versions of Puritanism as well as to English and American practice. It challenges readers to re-evaluate this crucial tradition within its wider social, cultural, political and religious contexts.

Author : Edmund Leites
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1995-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0300065493

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The Puritan Conscience and Modern Sexuality by Edmund Leites Pdf

Examines the sexual attitudes of 17th- and 18th-century England. This work discusses how they have affected beliefs on a variety of issues. Drawing upon the insights of psychoanalysis, it shows that the Puritans called for a lifelong integration of sensuality, purity and constancy within marriage.

Author : Andrew Delbanco
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2009-07-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780674034174

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The Puritan Ordeal by Andrew Delbanco Pdf

More than an ecclesiastical or political history, this book is a vivid description of the earliest American immigrant experience. It depicts the dramatic tale of the seventeenth-century newcomers to our shores as they were drawn and pushed to make their way in an unsettled and unsettling world.

Author : Francis J. Bremer
Publisher : UPNE
Page : 283 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2013-01-08
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781611680867

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The Puritan Experiment by Francis J. Bremer Pdf

The comprehensive history of a system of faith that shaped the nation.

Author : George McKenna
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2008-10-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780300137675

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The Puritan Origins of American Patriotism by George McKenna Pdf

In this absorbing book, George McKenna ranges across the entire panorama of American history to track the development of American patriotism. That patriotism—shaped by Reformation Protestantism and imbued with the American Puritan belief in a providential “errand”—has evolved over 350 years and influenced American political culture in both positive and negative ways, McKenna shows. The germ of the patriotism, an activist theology that stressed collective rather than individual salvation, began in the late 1630s in New England and traveled across the continent, eventually becoming a national phenomenon. Today, American patriotism still reflects its origins in the seventeenth century. By encouraging cohesion in a nation of diverse peoples and inspiring social reform, American patriotism has sometimes been a force for good. But the book also uncovers a darker side of the nation’s patriotism—a prejudice against the South in the nineteenth century, for example, and a tendency toward nativism and anti-Catholicism. Ironically, a great reversal has occurred, and today the most fervent believers in the Puritan narrative are the former “outsiders”—Catholics and Southerners. McKenna offers an interesting new perspective on patriotism’s role throughout American history, and he concludes with trenchant thoughts on its role in the post-9/11 era.

Author : John Spurr
Publisher : Red Globe Press
Page : 189 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 1998-08-26
Category : History
ISBN : 0333601890

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English Puritanism by John Spurr Pdf

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? 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 the troubled seventeenth century. Their story is placed in context by analytical chapters, which describe what the Puritans believed and how they organised 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. Readers will find this book an indispensable guide, not only to the religious history of seventeenth century England, but also to its political and social history.

Author : Amanda Porterfield
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Christian women
ISBN : 9780195068214

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Female Piety in Puritan New England by Amanda Porterfield Pdf

This treatise documents the claim that, for Puritan men and women alike, the ideals of selfhood were conveyed by female images. It argues that these images taught self-control, shaped pious ideals and established the standards against which the moral character of real women was measured.