Very Short Introduction Puritanism - Bremer, F. J.
Very Short Introduction Puritanism - Bremer, F. J. Written by a leading expert on the Puritans, this brief, informative volume offers a wealth of background on this key religious movement. Francis J.…
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Very Short Introduction Puritanism - Bremer, F. J.
Written by a leading expert on the Puritans, this brief, informative volume offers a wealth of background on this key religious movement. Francis J. 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.
It also examines the effort of Puritans who left England to establish a godly kingdom in America. 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. Bremer examines puritan theology, views on family and community, their beliefs about the proper relationship between religion and public life, the