The Puritans: A Captivating Guide to the English Protestants Who Grew Discontent in the Church of England and Established the Massachusetts Bay Colony on the East Coast of America

The Puritans: A Captivating Guide to the English Protestants Who Grew Discontent in the Church of England and Established the Massachusetts Bay Colony on the East Coast of America

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Eros Iasillo ，

Cleverly written， you learn almost all there is to know about the puritanical religious movement！ I now know the difference between the various religious dogmas 。。。and excites you to know more！ For example， was / is there Puritanism outside the anglophone world？ Anymore said about the "shining city"？ Cleverly written， you learn almost all there is to know about the puritanical religious movement！ I now know the difference between the various religious dogmas 。。。and excites you to know more！ For example， was / is there Puritanism outside the anglophone world？ Anymore said about the "shining city"？ 。。。more

Jerry Jares ，

This book certainly offers extensive explanations about the Puritans and the problems they had with the English Crown。 Even after they were in America， the religious instability of England spilled over into America。 I was surprised to see that the Puritans were more worried about what English laws were being created than what was happening between the various settlements in America。The way this book explains it， the English Civil Wars of the 17th-century were really Wars of Religion。 Fortunately This book certainly offers extensive explanations about the Puritans and the problems they had with the English Crown。 Even after they were in America， the religious instability of England spilled over into America。 I was surprised to see that the Puritans were more worried about what English laws were being created than what was happening between the various settlements in America。The way this book explains it， the English Civil Wars of the 17th-century were really Wars of Religion。 Fortunately， when William of Orange came to the throne， he was too busy with British and Parliamentary matters; he allowed the British colonies to fall back into their various distinct identities （excepting Plymouth， which was absorbed into Massachusetts）。This book also clarifies just how the Puritans came to worry about witchcraft。 Since the Puritans believed in the forces of good and evil， they believed that humans could be affected by evil in their midst。 If they had a poor harvest， was it a divine judgment against that farmer and his family？ With all the uncertainty in the world at that time， when Samuel Parris preached that there was evil in their homes， people believed。 The ironic part is that false confessions were encouraged to escape punishment。The witch trials （and convictions） continued until Governor Phips got involved and required clear evidence of wrongdoing （and not just hearsay evidence） to convict。 By the time the trials ended over 20 people had been killed through this travesty of justice。 But the 200 released from jail had to live lives under the shadow of the witch trials。Amazingly， this book takes the Puritans to the present。 They have undergone name changes -- to Congregationalists。 The more liberal thinking Puritans have become the United Church of Christ。 I enjoyed hearing about typical Puritan pursuits and how they have changed over the generations。 。。。more

Kelsey ，

This book， in my opinion， was very fast paced。 I found myself wanting more information than what was given in different sections。 I loved the whole book no matter what and how the Puritans are involved in history。 From King Henry and the Mayflower to the Salem Witch Trials， this book kept my attention。

Crystal ，

The history of the Puritans from the time that Henry VIII broke from Catholicism and created the Church of England， and Martin Luther nailed his Ninety-Five Theses to the door of All Saints Church。 To the present day’s United Church of Christ， this book takes you through the history of the Puritans。 The book takes you through both the good and the bad， including the Salem Witch Trials， Jonathan Edwards， all the way to today’s churches。 This book holds nothing back， it is packed full of interesti The history of the Puritans from the time that Henry VIII broke from Catholicism and created the Church of England， and Martin Luther nailed his Ninety-Five Theses to the door of All Saints Church。 To the present day’s United Church of Christ， this book takes you through the history of the Puritans。 The book takes you through both the good and the bad， including the Salem Witch Trials， Jonathan Edwards， all the way to today’s churches。 This book holds nothing back， it is packed full of interesting facts and details， things that I don’t remember learning。 Just like I didn’t know that the Puritans are still around today。 The book also goes into detail about the covenant between the church members and their leader， how there is no national compact or constitution。 Each church is separate。 How some churches used to go so far as to have assigned seating。 The book does discuss how the church morphed from the time of the Mayflower landing to the present day， through all the different names it was known as， to the fact that even candidate Barack Obama attended a Puritan church before becoming president。 I thoroughly enjoyed this non-fiction book。 It was wonderful learning about the religion that our country was started on。 I knew so little about the Puritan religion that I was actually shocked at what I was learning。 **I received an ARC of this story from the publisher and this is my honest and voluntary review。 。。。more