Puritanism: a very short introduction
Francis J. Bremer
Bok Engelsk · Electronic books.
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| Utgitt | New York : Oxford University Press
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (137 p.)
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| Opplysninger | Description based upon print version of record.. - Contents; List of illustrations; Introduction; 1 Reforming the English Reformation; 2 Puritan experiments; 3 The puritan and his God; 4 Living the puritan life; 5 The puritan and his neighbors; 6 Puritans and the larger society; 7 The puritan legacy; References; Further reading; Index. - 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 t
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| ISBN | 978-0-19-533455-5(h.) : Nkr 100.00
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