Puritans and Puritanism in Europe and America: A Comprehensive Encyclopedia [2 Volumes]Francis J. Bremer, Tom Webster This exhaustive treatment of the Puritan movement covers its doctrines, its people, its effects on politics and culture, and its enduring legacy in modern Britain and America. This ambitious work contains nearly 700 entries covering people, events, ideas, and doctrines--the whole of Puritanism. Exhaustive and authoritative, it draws on the work of more than 80 leading scholars in the field. Impeccable scholarship combines with eminent readability to make this a valuable work for all readers and researchers from secondary school up.
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... religious reform . Sir Nathaniel's son and heir Sir Thomas Barnardiston ( d . 1659 ) was elected a member of Parliament , representing Bury St. Edmunds in 1645. He continued to serve during the Protec- torate of Oliver Cromwell , but ...
... religious con- version in his mid - teens that left him assured of his salvation and inclined him toward nonconformity . In 1635 , he went to Massachusetts and took up res- idence in Boston . The colonists , dazzled by his high status ...
... religious views . Since no person had perfect knowledge of divine intent , tolerance of religious diversity seemed desirable . By pooling imperfect knowl- edge - in religion and science - men could collec- tively improve human spiritual ...
Contents
List of Contributors | ix |
Acknowledgments | xvii |
Puritans and Puritanism in Europe and America | 76 |
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