Donald Trump’s America Echoes Our Puritan Past
Us-versus-them thinking. High-control habits. An obsession with punishment. Some aspects of the MAGA movement are a lot older ...
‘The Wars of the Lord’ Review: A Faith in Conquest
New England Puritans were hard-pressed by Native American warriors who knew how to fight in forests—and now had flintlock ...
America's fatal division is nothing new: It was baked in from the beginning
Liberals still haven't awakened from the dream of American unity — but the Puritans and their followers knew better ...
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Why this Puritan sculpture may revolutionize your thinking about the rise of Christian nationalism
Christian nationalism was a flop when the Puritans tried it. See this famous Augustus Saint-Gaudens sculpture for information.
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Measures taken to deal with the Puritan threat
Some Puritans valued good preaching above the services ... they threatened her position as Supreme Governor of the Church of England. In 1577 therefore, Elizabeth issued instructions to her ...
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People and Ideas: Early American Groups
Like the Pilgrims, the Puritans believed that the Church of England needed to be reformed, but they elected to remain within the church, rather than separate from it. They arrived by the thousands ...
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Puritanism in the Elizabethan age - WJEC
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 ...
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These New Puritans Return with New Album, ‘Crooked Wing’
These New Puritans have announced details of Crooked Wing, Jack and George Barnett’s first album since 2019’s Inside The Rose, releasing a new double-A side single ‘Industrial Love Song’ and ‘Bells’.
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People and Ideas: Early American Groups
Like the Pilgrims, the Puritans believed that the Church of England needed to be reformed, but they elected to remain within the church, rather than separate from it. They arrived by the thousands ...