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Colonial Period, 1620-1750

Colonial Period, 1620-1750. Focus Questions. How did religion affect the literature of the Colonial Period? What aspects of Puritanism are visible in contemporary society?. Calvinism : The Legacy of John Calvin (1509-1564). Calvin… was a French theologian, pastor, & social reformer

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Colonial Period, 1620-1750

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  1. Colonial Period, 1620-1750

  2. Focus Questions • How did religion affect the literature of the Colonial Period? • What aspects of Puritanism are visible in contemporary society?

  3. Calvinism: The Legacy of John Calvin(1509-1564) Calvin… • was a French theologian, pastor, & social reformer • is considered the founder of the Puritan ethic http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vg2O0hZ5ChA

  4. Why leave England? • To purify or separate from the ‘corrupt’ Church of England • To seek religious freedom

  5. Pilgrims in Holland

  6. Arrival • The 1st colony was Roanoke, NC in 1585 – became known as the lost colony. White returns in 1590 – “Croatoan” is marked on a tree. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-pFaJnvtOWU • The 2nd colony was founded at Jamestown, Virginia, in 1607. • The Pilgrims, founders of Plymouth, Massachusetts, arrived in 1620. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PoXHXbgRJvc&list=UUBoEhBRE9fnWKU4M1CBV1EQ&index=13&feature=plcp

  7. Jamestown, Virginia 1607 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vpA5O46Ioyk&feature=relmfu

  8. Toon Time

  9. The Colonies http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qiMCXWMvRJc&feature=related

  10. Puritan Beliefs Total Depravity Unconditional Election Limited Atonement Irresistible Grace Perseverance of the "saints"

  11. Total Depravity depravity – moral corruption or degradation • Through Adam and Eve’s fall, every person is born sinful. • This is closely linked to original sin.

  12. Unconditional Election • God saves those he wishes. Only a few are selected for salvation and not based on their own merit. • This is the concept of predestination.

  13. Limited Atonement • Jesus died for the chosen only, not for everyone.

  14. Irresistible Grace grace – the saving & transfiguring power of God • God’s grace is freely given; it cannot be earned or denied.

  15. Perseverance of the “Saints” • Those elected by God have full power to interpret the will of God & to live uprightly. • If anyone rejects grace after feeling its power in his life, he will be going against the will of God – something impossible in Puritanism.

  16. Summary Thus, if one is born a slave to sin and spiritually dead--is TOTALLY DEPRAVED or spiritually unable--then salvation must ULTIMATELY be a free or UNCONDITIONAL gift, in no way finally dependent or contingent on one's actions--back to the "U" or UNCONDITIONAL ELECTION.

  17. Puritan Beliefs • Strong work ethic • Hard day’s work brought joy to a man’s heart • Bible shunned laziness: “if anyone does not want to work, let him not eat.” • Gambling, dancing, etc. not condoned—works that lead to sin

  18. Daily Life

  19. The Puritans… • believed that God was working in their daily lives.  • would “search” their daily lives in order to find any symbols from God. • were educated and taught their followers to be rational thinkers. • believed in effective business practices. • feared that humanistic learning would draw people away from the church.

  20. Puritans in action… http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Buri1SXh1eU

  21. Funny Page

  22. Puritan Writers • Wanted to transform a mysterious God – mysterious because he is separate from the world • Wanted to make Him more relevant to the universe

  23. William Bradford • In 1620 William Bradford came with a group of individuals from Europe and formed Plymouth Plantation.  • In the fall of that year there were 101 men, women, and children present.  By the spring of 1621 there were only 50 survivors. 

  24. Colonial (Puritan) Literature Types: Style: plain Religious Purpose-driven Some used metaphorical language • Journals • Histories • Sermons • Poetry Themes: • Idealism – both religious & political • Practicality • Sin • Isolation • Salvation

  25. Focus Your Reading… • How did religion affect the literature of the Colonial Period? • What aspects of Puritanism are visible in contemporary society?

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