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Romanticism, Puritanism, and Rationalism

Romanticism, Puritanism, and Rationalism. By Matt Graf, Logan Kallop, Tony Pittavino, and Josh Selling. What is Puritanism?. Puritanism is a series of beliefs held mainly by the New England settlers. Was based on the teachings of John Calvin.

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Romanticism, Puritanism, and Rationalism

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  1. Romanticism, Puritanism, and Rationalism By Matt Graf, Logan Kallop, Tony Pittavino, and Josh Selling

  2. What is Puritanism? • Puritanism is a series of beliefs held mainly by the New England settlers. • Was based on the teachings of John Calvin. • Taught people that God was the source of absolute truth. • Believed in Predestination, God decided everything • Believed that God was constantly intervening in the world • Man is inherently evil • (Stephenson).

  3. And Rationalism? • Rationalism was a mid-18th century response to the extreme dogma of Puritanism • Believed that truth came through reason, rather than God • Believed in a much greater amount of freedom, and rejected Church dogma. • Rationalists believe that man is inherently good • Rationalists believe in the clock maker, theory, in that God, like a fine clock maker, lets the world run its own course, and does not interfere • (Leah). • (“Romantic”).

  4. Romanticism • Romanticism is a literary movement that started as a response to rationalism • Romantics are much more idealistic than their Puritan and Rationalist counterparts. • To Romantics, truth comes from intuition, and civilization is the ultimate corrupter • There is a belief in Romanticism of the “Noble Savage,” a person who is untouched and uncorrupted by civilization, and in tune with nature • (Leah). • (“Romantic”). • (Kreis).

  5. Puritan v. Romanticism (Stephenson). (Kreis).

  6. Rationalism vs. Romanticism (“Romantic”). (Kreis).

  7. Final Notes • Romanticism differs from the movements preceding it in that it was a literary movement that spawned a philosophy, rather than the other way around. Because of this, this movement was much more prolific than movements preceding it • Romanticism was a response to the ideas of high civilization in Rationalism, and claimed that the view of cities as the fountain of knowledge is false

  8. Questions • 1. What is the Romantics source of truth? • 2. Things happen to Romantics because of what? • 3.Puritanism is based on the teachings of who? • 4. Who is the hero or ultimate goal in Romanticism?

  9. Answers 1. Intuition 2. Destiny 3. John Calvin 4. Noble Savage

  10. Works Cited Kreis, Steven. “Lecture 16: The Romantic Era.” The History Guide. N.p., 4 Aug. 2009. Web. 30 Mar. 2010. <http://www.historyguide.org/‌intellect/‌lecture16a.html>. Leah, Heather. “Romanticism vs. Rationalism During the Renaissance.” Associatedcontent. N.p., 29 Aug. 2006. Web. 30 Mar. 2010. <http://www.associatedcontent.com/‌article/‌54331/‌romanticism_vs_rationalism_during_the.html>. “Romantic Vs. Rationalist.” FreeEssays.cc. N.p., 2003. Web. 30 Mar. 2010. <http://www.freeessays.cc/‌db/‌18/‌esv225.shtml>. Stephenson, Susan. “Puritan Beliefs.” Seneca Valley School District. Winter 2010. Address.

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