The Revolution of the Saints

The Revolution of the Saints
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Publisher : Harvard University Press
Total Pages : 358
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ISBN-10 : 0674767861
ISBN-13 : 9780674767867
Rating : 4/5 (61 Downloads)

Synopsis The Revolution of the Saints by : Michael Walzer

The Revolution of the Saints is a study, both historical and sociological, of the radical political response of the Puritans to disorder. It interprets and analyzes Calvinism as the first modern expression of an unremitting determination to transform on the basis of an ideology the existing political and moral order. Michael Walzer examines in detail the circumstances and ideological options of the Puritan intelligentsia and gentry. He sees Puritanism, in sharp contrast to some generally accepted views, as the political theory of intellectuals and gentlemen attempting to create a new government and society.

Puritanism: A Very Short Introduction

Puritanism: A Very Short Introduction
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Publisher : Oxford University Press
Total Pages : 138
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ISBN-10 : 9780199740871
ISBN-13 : 0199740879
Rating : 4/5 (71 Downloads)

Synopsis Puritanism: A Very Short Introduction by : Francis J. Bremer

Written by a leading expert on the Puritans, this brief, informative volume offers a wealth of background on this key religious movement. 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. Francis J. 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. It also examines the effort of Puritans who left England to establish a godly kingdom in America. Bremer examines puritan theology, views on family and community, their beliefs about the proper relationship between religion and public life, the limits of toleration, the balance between individual rights and one's obligation to others, and the extent to which public character should be shaped by private religious belief. About the Series: Combining authority with wit, accessibility, and style, Very Short Introductions offer an introduction to some of life's most interesting topics. Written by experts for the newcomer, they demonstrate the finest contemporary thinking about the central problems and issues in hundreds of key topics, from philosophy to Freud, quantum theory to Islam.

Society and Puritanism in Pre-revolutionary England

Society and Puritanism in Pre-revolutionary England
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Publisher : Verso Books
Total Pages : 465
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ISBN-10 : 9781786636218
ISBN-13 : 1786636212
Rating : 4/5 (18 Downloads)

Synopsis Society and Puritanism in Pre-revolutionary England by : Christopher Hill

How Puritanism made modern Britain In order to understand the English Revolution and Civil War, it is essential to get a grasp on the nature of Puritanism. In this classic work of social history, Christopher Hill reveals Puritanism as a living faith, one responding to social as well as religious needs. It was a set of beliefs that answered the hopes and fears of yeomen and gentlemen, as well as merchants and artisans, in a time of tribulation and extraordinary turbulence. Over this period, Puritanism was interwoven into daily life. Here Hill looks at how rituals and practices such as oath-taking, the Sabbath, bawdy courts, and poor relief offered a way to bring order to social upheaval. He even offers an explanation for the emergence of the seemingly paradoxical figure of the ageā€”the Puritan revolutionary.

A Reforming People

A Reforming People
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Publisher : Knopf
Total Pages : 289
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ISBN-10 : 9780679441175
ISBN-13 : 0679441174
Rating : 4/5 (75 Downloads)

Synopsis A Reforming People by : David D. Hall

Distinguished historian Hall presents a revelatory account of New England's Puritans that shows them to have been the most daring and successful reformers of the Anglo-colonial world.

Puritanism and Revolution

Puritanism and Revolution
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Publisher : Palgrave Macmillan
Total Pages : 365
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ISBN-10 : 0312174330
ISBN-13 : 9780312174330
Rating : 4/5 (30 Downloads)

Synopsis Puritanism and Revolution by : Christopher Hill

A classic account of the English Revolution by an acclaimed historian. Each essay approaches the subject from a different angle, looking at aspects of the revolution in conjunction with a lively sympathy for the men who lived in that tumultuous time.

Puritanism and Liberty

Puritanism and Liberty
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 606
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ISBN-10 : 0226907031
ISBN-13 : 9780226907031
Rating : 4/5 (31 Downloads)

Synopsis Puritanism and Liberty by : Arthur Sutherland Pigott Woodhouse

The Long Argument

The Long Argument
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Publisher : UNC Press Books
Total Pages : 416
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ISBN-10 : 9780807838266
ISBN-13 : 0807838268
Rating : 4/5 (66 Downloads)

Synopsis The Long Argument by : Stephen Foster

In this wide-ranging study Stephen Foster explores Puritanism in England and America from its roots in the Elizabethan era to the end of the seventeenth century. Focusing on Puritanism as a cultural and political phenomenon as well as a religious movement, Foster addresses parallel developments on both sides of the Atlantic and firmly embeds New England Puritanism within its English context. He provides not only an elaborate critque of current interpretations of Puritan ideology but also an original and insightful portrayal of its dynamism. According to Foster, Puritanism represented a loose and incomplete alliance of progressive Protestants, lay and clerical, aristocratic and humble, who never decided whether they were the vanguard or the remnant. Indeed, in Foster's analysis, changes in New England Puritanism after the first decades of settlement did not indicate secularization and decline but instead were part of a pattern of change, conflict, and accomodation that had begun in England. He views the Puritans' own claims of declension as partisan propositions in an internal controversy as old as the Puritan movement itself. The result of these stresses and adaptations, he argues, was continued vitality in American Puritanism during the second half of the seventeenth century. Foster draws insights from a broad range of souces in England and America, including sermons, diaries, spiritual autobiographies, and colony, town, and court records. Moreover, his presentation of the history of the English and American Puritan movements in tandem brings out the fatal flaws of the former as well as the modest but essential strengths of the latter.

Revolutions: a Very Short Introduction

Revolutions: a Very Short Introduction
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Publisher : Oxford University Press
Total Pages : 177
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ISBN-10 : 9780197666302
ISBN-13 : 0197666302
Rating : 4/5 (02 Downloads)

Synopsis Revolutions: a Very Short Introduction by : Jack A. Goldstone

"In the 20th and 21st century revolutions have become more urban, often less violent, but also more frequent and more transformative of the international order. Whether it is the revolutions against Communism in Eastern Europe and the USSR; the "color revolutions" across Asia, Europe and North Africa; or the religious revolutions in Iran, Afghanistan, and Syria; today's revolutions are quite different from those of the past. Modern theories of revolution have therefore replaced the older class-based theories with more varied, dynamic, and contingent models of social and political change. This new edition updates the history of revolutions, from Classical Greece and Rome to the Revolution of Dignity in the Ukraine, with attention to the changing types and outcomes of revolutionary struggles. It also presents the latest advances in the theory of revolutions, including the issues of revolutionary waves, revolutionary leadership, international influences, and the likelihood of revolutions to come. This volume provides a brief but comprehensive introduction to the nature of revolutions and their role in global history"--

The Puritan Origins of the American Self

The Puritan Origins of the American Self
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Publisher : Yale University Press
Total Pages : 264
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ISBN-10 : 0300021178
ISBN-13 : 9780300021172
Rating : 4/5 (78 Downloads)

Synopsis The Puritan Origins of the American Self by : Sacvan Bercovitch

Errata slip inserted. Includes bibliographical references and index.