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Puritanism

Puritanism. Living in the New Land. A small group of Europeans sailed from England in 1620 on the ship Mayflower. They were religious reformers. Who were these Puritans?. They were critical of. The Church of England. They had given up hope of “purifying”

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Puritanism

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  1. Puritanism Living in the New Land

  2. A small group of Europeans sailed from England in 1620 on the ship Mayflower They were religious reformers

  3. Who were these Puritans?

  4. They were critical of The Church of England

  5. They had given up hope of “purifying” the church from within. They chose to withdraw from the church.

  6. This action earned them the name of Separatists

  7. Pilgrims They became known as

  8. They landed at what is now Plymouth

  9. They were helped by friendly Native Americans

  10. Eventually they were engulfed by the Massachusetts Bay Colony.

  11. Massachusetts Bay Colony • founded by religious reformers • did not withdraw from the • Church of England • wanted to reform the church from within

  12. Hoped to establish a city on a hill. A community guided in all aspects by the Bible.

  13. Government Theocracy under the immediate guidance of God

  14. Religion affected every aspect of Puritan life

  15. Human Beings exist for the Glory of God

  16. The Bible is the sole expression of God’s will.

  17. Predestination doctrine that God has already decided who will receive salvation and who will not. John Calvin’s

  18. Five Points 1. Total depravity asserts thesinfulness of man through the fall of Adam. Man is unable to work out his own salvation. God is all: man is nothing. Man is the source of evil.

  19. Point Two Unconditional Election • God is under no obligation to save anyone. • He saves or elects those whom he will with no • reference to good works. • God knows all so election or reprobation is • predestined. • Man doesn’t know so he can only guess.

  20. Point Three • Limited Atonement • Christ only died for • those who are to be • saved.

  21. Point Four • Irresistible Grace • God’s grace is freely given. • It cannot be earned. • Grace is defined as the saving and • transfiguring power of God.

  22. Point Five • Perseverance of the saints. • Those who are chosen have the power to do God’s will and to live an upright life.

  23. Puritanism declined in the early 1700’s. The Great Awakening • more liberal Protestant congregations attracted followers. • reaction against the decline in 1720 produced • a series of religious revivals led by • Jonathan Edwards and George Whitfield.

  24. Effect on America • Lasting impression on American attitudes • We still talk about the “Puritan work ethic.”

  25. Self-Reliance Hard Work American Virtues Frugality Self-Improvement

  26. Types of Writing Theological Studies Autobiographies Hymns Poetry Histories Biographies

  27. Puritans were highly literate They believed in education for both men and women

  28. They founded Harvard University in 1636 to ensure a well-educated ministry.

  29. They established the first public schools in 1647.

  30. Of Plymouth Plantation Important Writers William Bradford

  31. Anne Bradstreet To My Dear and Loving Husband

  32. Jonathan Edwards Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God

  33. The Southern Planters

  34. The Southern Planters differed from New England in A. climate B. crops

  35. C. social organization D. religion

  36. Cities A. located along the coast B. Inland there were plantations, not small farms. 1. large-scale agricultural enterprise 2. center of commerce

  37. 3. Population up to a thousand people 4. Many of them were slaves a. first black slaves brought to Virginia in 1619. b. The plantation system and the institution of slavery were closely connected from the very beginning; slavery existed in every colony including Massachusetts.

  38. Plantation Owners A. Church of England members B. first generation owners; the ones who established the plantations 1. ambitious 2. energetic 3. self-disciplined 4. resourceful

  39. Way of Life 1. social 2. elegant

  40. Writers A. only a few notable writers appeared prior to 1750 B. The educated did a substantial amount of writing, but it was mostly of a practical nature.

  41. C. Southerners did not oppose fiction or drama. D. First theater opened in Williamsburg, Virginia in 1728.

  42. William Byrd 2. Became the basis for The History of the Dividing Line. 1. Journal - a daily autobiographical account of events and personal reactions. 3. Finest writer in the pre-Revolutionary South

  43. Purpose 1. To entertain 2. To amuse, give pleasure; a diversion.

  44. 1. ornate Style 2. complex 3. Odd structures; parallelism

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