puritans

"Beginning with the execution of two pastors deviating from the Elizabethan Church of England, the Pilgrims' great journey was one of courageous faith, daring escape, and tenuous survival. Theirs is the story of refugees who fled intense religious persecution; of dreamers who voyaged the Atlantic and into the unknown when all other attempts had led to near-certain death; of survivors who struggled with newfound freedom. Loneliness led to starvation, tension gaveway to war with natives, and suspicion broke the back of thevery freedom they endeavored to achieve. Despite the pain and turmoil of this high stakes triumph, the Pilgrim Fathersbuilt the cornerstone for a nation dedicated to faith, freedom, and thankfulness."--Provided by publisher.

Examines the life of Cotton Mather, a Puritan minister and supporter of the Salem witch trials and executions, discussing how his beliefs governed his behavior, and considering how he was influenced by the times in which he lived.

Looks at how the people who founded the New England colonies used laypeople, petitioning, and participation to set up churches, civil governments, and methods for distributing land that avoided the development of unlimited authority and advanced the idea of democracy.

Contains a critical anthology of the historical, sociological, and religious life and culture of the early Puritans in America during the seventeenth century including testimony from dissenters like Roger Williams and Anne Hutchinson as well as excerpts from William Bradford's "Of Plymouth Plantation.".

Uses primary sources and narrative to describe Puritan New England in the seventeenth century, discussing the history behind the creation of the American Puritan society, the complexity of society in the region, and the parallels that can be drawn between it and today's America.

A collection of essays that track dynamics in American sexuality in relation to religion and national identity, as seen in American literature, since the Puritan movement of the seventeenth century.

Chronicles and examines the political, religious, racial, and cultural aspects of the Puritan movement in New England, from its roots in the English Reformation through the Great Awakening in the mid-eighteenth century.

In graphic novel format, retells the story of Hester Prynne, who is ostracized from her seventeenth-century Puritan community for refusing to name the father of her child, the product of an adulterous relationship.

In early colonial Massachusetts, a young woman endures the consequences of her sin of adultery and spends the rest of her life in atonement. Contains the original story and translations in modern English on facing pages, a descriptive list of characters, and commentary.