Tellingly, the present crime of “concealing a stillbirth” in some states dates “back to the 17th Century, intended to shame and accuse women of crimes if they were pregnant and unmarried.” ...

In the 17th century, churches across the country were forbidden from decking the halls for Christmas—which Puritans rejected as a pagan festival covered with a Christian veneer.

In the 17th century, the Puritans brought the tradition of making resolutions to America. Jan. 1 continued to be a common time for reflection and self-examination.

Through each of these themes, Rothman discusses the origins of modern progressive theory and how it is inflicted on American culture through 16th- and 17th-century Puritan tactics.

H indmarsh traces the emergence of the evangelical conversion narrative from its inception among the 17th-century Puritans, through the efforts of the Wesleys and Whitefield, as well as their ...

Islam, he says, could use a Roger Williams -- the 17th century Puritan reformer who argued that the best way to protect faith is to separate church and state. (3:00) ...

Instead of valuing the community over the individual or tacit understandings of salvation over Scripture's explicit commands, the Puritan Protestants were radical individualists (in the 17th century ...