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Pilgrims and Puritans:Calvinism comes to 17th Century America : 

05/28/2006 1 Pilgrims and Puritans:Calvinism comes to 17th Century America “From the Reformation to the Constitution” Bill Petro your friendly neighborhood historian www.billpetro.com/v7pc

ObjectivesBy the end of this session you should be able to : 

05/28/2006 2 ObjectivesBy the end of this session you should be able to Trace the growth of religion in America Examine differences between Pilgrims & Puritans Detail distinctives of American Puritanism Outline the decline of New England theology

Reformation Traditions : 

05/28/2006 3 Reformation Traditions Lutheranism Episcopal Anabaptist Congregational Mennonites English Sep English Baptists Anglican Episcopal Church of England

American Church History : 

05/28/2006 4 American Church History 1787 1865 Calvinism Arminianism Biblistic Rationalism Liberalism Subjectivism Existentialism Theocentrism Anthropocentrism Liberalism

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Pilgrims : 

05/28/2006 6 Pilgrims England ? Holland ? England ? America 1620: Plymouth to Plymouth Rock 102 passengers Mayflower Compact Plymouth Colony:1st permanent New England settlement

Plymouth Rock : 

05/28/2006 7 Plymouth Rock

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First Thanksgiving : 

05/28/2006 11 First Thanksgiving 1621 Gov Wm. Bradford proclaimed:“a day of thanksgiving and prayer” More: www.billpetro.com/holidayhistory

Puritans : 

05/28/2006 12 Puritans Non-separating Congregationalists Each congregation independent Church of England: true church Repentant church membership England might imitate their “New England”

Puritan Grievances : 

05/28/2006 13 Puritan Grievances Marian Exiles returned under Elizabeth James I: a sympathetic Protestant? Charles I married Henrietta Maria, Catholic princess Catholic lords given important posts Archbishop of Canterbury, William Laud’s “Roman practices”

John Winthrop : 

05/28/2006 14 John Winthrop 1630-1649 Governor of Massachusetts Bay Company Founder of Boston Sermon: “Model of Christian Charity” “City upon a Hill”

Colonies: 1650 : 

05/28/2006 15 Colonies: 1650

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Pilgrims vs. Puritans : 

05/28/2006 17 Pilgrims vs. Puritans Few Many Early (1620) Later (1629-30) Poor class Upper middle class Uneducated Educated Separatists from state church Loyal Settled in Plymouth Salem, Boston Wm. Bradford, Wm. Brewster John Endicott, Miles Standish, John Winthrop

Puritan: Myths vs. Reality : 

05/28/2006 18 Puritan: Myths vs. Reality “Haunting fear that someone, somewhere may be happy” Books, music, beer, rum, swam, skated, bowled Wore black Blue, violet, green, yellow Narrow minded +100: Oxford & Cambridge “Dumme Doggs” Established Harvard after 6 years Women sheltered Literate, well read, managed household Song-less A capella, in unison Minority 1776: 75% of Puritan roots

The New England Primer (1683) : 

05/28/2006 19 The New England Primer (1683)

Education in Puritan New England : 

05/28/2006 20 Education in Puritan New England Private EducationReading, Writing Grammar School Grammar, Rhetoric, ArithmeticLatin, Greek, Hebrew College Arts: Grammar, Logic, Rhetoric, Arithmetic, Geometry, AstronomyPhilosophies: Metaphysics, Ethics, Natural ScienceAlso: Greek, Hebrew, Ancient History

Cotton Mather : 

05/28/2006 21 Cotton Mather 1663-1728 Best-known New England Puritan divine of his generation Published 450 books and pamphlets Accused, unfairly, of instigating the Salem witchcraft trials

“Plain” Puritan Sermons : 

05/28/2006 22 “Plain” Puritan Sermons Text Doctrine Uses Applications

New England Bible Commonwealths : 

05/28/2006 23 New England Bible Commonwealths Sought guidance of Scripture for all aspects of citizen’s lives Scripture authority in criminal statutes

The English Bible in the 16th Century : 

05/28/2006 24 The English Bible in the 16th Century Wycliffe 1380 Gutenberg 1450 Tyndale 1525 Coverdale 1535 Matthew 1537 Taverner 1539 Great 1539 Geneva 1560 Bishops’ 1568 Rheims-Douai (NT) 1582 King James 1611 Less than 100 years: 9 translations

Geneva Bible : 

05/28/2006 25 Geneva Bible 1560 in Geneva Leader: William Whittingham, sister of John Calvin Used by the Pilgrims & Puritans in New England 1560 – 1630: 2000 editions Bible of Shakespeare, Bunyan, Cromwell’s Army

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KJV Bible : 

05/28/2006 27 KJV Bible Committee of English scholars between 1607-1611 "Authorized Version” 1st carried by John Winthrop to Massachusetts in 1630 Supplanted Geneva Bible

Puritan Ecclesiastical Theory : 

05/28/2006 28 Puritan Ecclesiastical Theory

Decline of New England Theology : 

05/28/2006 29 Decline of New England Theology 1643: 11% church membership Preaching of the “Jeremiad” 1657: Half-Way Covenant Secularized state 1677: Stoddardeanism: Very open Communion Secularized church 1691: Massachusetts a Royal Colony No religious bans 1692: Salem Witch Trials

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Salem Witch Trials : 

05/28/2006 31 Salem Witch Trials

1-Word Summary : 

05/28/2006 32 1-Word Summary Catholic Church Merit Luther Justification Zwingli Sovereignty Anabaptists Believer’s Baptism Calvin Omnipotence Arminius Ability “Calvinism” TULIP Knox Thundering Henry VIII Married Pilgrims Separatists Puritans Saints