XVII-XVIII, This book contains thirteen original essays about Puritan culture in colonial New England. Prompted by the growing interest in secular studies, as well as postnational, transnational, and ...

The pursuit of becoming the city on a hill lighting the way for the Old World captured the imagination, will, and purpose of ...

and brings Puritan studies into the twenty-first century. It would make an excellent choice for the classroom in courses on gender history, early American history, or religious studies.’ Rebecca J.

UFOs, it turns out, have mystified Americans since the earliest days of colonial settlement. The first known UFO encounter in America was recorded in 1639 by pious Puritan and prolific journal ...

Far from being narrow-minded, Puritanism, as Sydney Ahlstrom wrote ... as much for English Christianity (not to mention that of America) as any group of would-be change agents has ever done.” ...

In 1630, the Puritans set sail for America. Unlike the Pilgrims who had left 10 years earlier, the Puritans did not break with the Church of England, but instead sought to reform it. Seeking ...

In 1630, the Puritans set sail for America. Unlike the Pilgrims who had left 10 years earlier, the Puritans did not break with the Church of England, but instead sought to reform it. Seeking ...

The word Puritan comes from ‘purity’ or ‘purify’. These were extreme Protestants who wanted to purify the Church of England by returning to the simple and uncomplicated worship and way of ...

Thanksgiving is often linked to the 1612 harvest feast held by the Puritans in Plymouth, Massachusetts, but many criticize ...

As a member of the Separatist movement within Puritanism, Bradford migrated ... and religious freedom that characterized later American colonial government. Though lacking in formal education ...