Directory of Puritans Resources

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Puritanism began as a movement for reform in the Church of England and it had a profound influence on the social, political, ethical, and theological ideas of England and America. In New England, in the Puritan “Holy Commonwealth,” some 35 churches had been formed by 1640. The Puritans in New England maintained the Calvinist distinction between the elect and the damned in their theory of the church, in which membership consisted only of the regenerate minority who publicly confessed their experience of conversion. Ministers had great political influence, and civil authorities exercised a large measure of control over church affairs.

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• Winthrop, John

Resources in This Category

• Fire and Ice: Puritan and Reformed Writings

  http://www.puritansermons.com/
  Puritan and Reformed sermons and other writings, many in modern language. Authors include Jonathan Edwards, Richard Baxter, and Samuel Rutherford.

• Pilgrims and Puritans: Background

  http://xroads.virginia.edu/~CAP/PURITAN/purhist.html
  A history of these two movements in America.

• Puritanism and Predestination

  http://nationalhumanitiescenter.org/tserve/eighteen/ekeyinfo/puritan.htm
  A two part site on the theology of Puritans.

• Puritanism, Puritans

  http://mb-soft.com/believe/txc/puritani.htm
  Several articles on Puritanism. A source of information for deeper understanding of religious subjects.

• Puritans

  http://www.nd.edu/~rbarger/www7/puritans.html
  A history of the Puritans in America.

• Puritans

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puritan
  Wikipedia article on the history and beliefs of the Puritans.

• The English Puritans

  http://www.ritchies.net/p4wk7.htm
  An extensive history of the Puritans in England, including the Separatists, the Presbyterian Puritans and the Congregationalists.

• The Puritan Tradition

  http://xroads.virginia.edu/~CAP/PURITAN/purmain.html
  An article on Puritans and Pilgrims with links to more articles.

• The Puritans: 1600-1699

  http://www.churchtimeline.com/Timeline/Index/1600/1699
  A timeline of the history of the Puritans in England.

 

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