Hot Protestants: A History of Puritanism in England and AmericaOn fire for God--a sweeping history of puritanism in England and America 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. |
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 1 |
Part I RISE AND RETREAT c 1540c 1630 | 7 |
CHAPTER 1 THE SEEDS OF PURITANISM | 9 |
CHAPTER 2 PROTO PURITANS IN EXILE | 17 |
CHAPTER 3 THE BIRTH PANGS OF PURITAN ENGLAND | 26 |
CHAPTER 4 THE ELIZABETHAN PURITAN POLITICAL MOVEMENT | 37 |
CHAPTER 5 THE PURITAN PATH TO HEAVEN | 50 |
CHAPTER 6 TAMING PURITANISM | 59 |
CHAPTER 14 OLD ENGLANDS CORRUPTIONS COME TO NEW ENGLAND | 178 |
CHAPTER 15 WABANS REFORMATION | 193 |
Part III TWILIGHT c 1660c 1689 | 201 |
CHAPTER 16 ENGLISH PURITANISM UNDER PERSECUTION | 203 |
CHAPTER 17 ENGLISH PURITANISM GOES PUBLIC AGAIN | 218 |
CHAPTER 18 RELIGIOUS PLURALISM COMES TO PURITAN NEW ENGLAND | 233 |
CHAPTER 19 NEW ENGLANDS REFORMATIONS COME OF AGE | 241 |
CHAPTER 20 NEW ENGLANDS PURITAN AUTONOMY ENDS | 251 |
CHAPTER 7 THE LURE OF THE ATLANTIC | 71 |
Part II REFORMATIONS c 1630c 1660 | 83 |
CHAPTER 8 JOHN COTTON COMES TO MASSACHUSETTS | 85 |
CHAPTER 9 PROTESTANT REFORMATION AND COUNTERREFORMATION IN THE 1630S | 91 |
CHAPTER 10 A MIRACULOUS YEAR GOES BAD | 114 |
CHAPTER 11 THE WOBBLY RISE AND PRECIPITOUS COLLAPSE OF PRESBYTERIAN ENGLAND | 130 |
CHAPTER 12 SHAKING OUT ANTICHRIST IN THE 1650s | 145 |
CHAPTER 13 CONSOLIDATING REFORMATION IN NEW ENGLAND | 165 |
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Hot Protestants: A History of Puritanism in England and America Michael P. Winship Limited preview - 2019 |
Hot Protestants: A History of Puritanism in England and America Michael P. Winship No preview available - 2021 |