The Millennialism of Cotton Mather: An Historical and Theological AnalysisAn ardent chiliast, Cotton Mather wrote more about millennialism than any other colonial American. His unpublished manuscript Triparadisus is the longest treatise devoted to a millennial topic by a colonial American author. This study explores the theme of millennialism in Mather's works. |
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