The Puritan belief found its roots from the Holy Reformation and the Protestant movement. It was said with implacable logic that God, all-knowing and all-powerful, had already determined who would be saved: predestination; this belief undermines totally the concept of free will. Nobody knew who would make it to heaven, so all kept a major faith in God and constantly paid homage in the hopes that they would be picked to go to heaven. In addition, this concept would be magnified by the Puritan, who left England to find a more purified society that would be totally devoted to God. This concept is illustrated in several works of early American literature in which the reader can see how profound the role of religion played amongst the early colonist.
Samuel Sewall came to America when he was nine and was later described as an ardent Puritan. His diary gave light into some of the thought process of this man as he "searched trivial events for revelations of divine intent ." Sewall's diary starts out with him feeding his chickens. He begins to notice; as he is feeding his chickens that, he has given them nothing besides Indian corn and water. This is all he has ever feed them and yet the chickens have done well off this daily diet. It then occurs to Sewall that he would also thrive in the same way. His daily diet would be his prayer, that he should conduct day in and day out, in order for him to thrive in the eyes of God. Like the chickens, he should never grow tired of the same thing over and over again, because it would show how devoted he is.
Another depiction of Puritan thought comes from early American poet Ann Bradstreet. She was also another person who was taught the Calvinistic views of Protestantism; however, she was ahead of her time as her father saw to it that she was well educated. In one of her poems, "Upon the Burning of Our House" she speaks about an evening in which her house catches fire and burns to the ground, leaving her nothing.
The Puritan religion was made up of people who wanted to purify the Church of England. ... In the new colony, the Puritans wanted to stop the terrible ways of life and evil elsewhere. ... Education was also important in Puritan's life. They saw education as a way to learn about their religion and society. ... The Puritans also had an impact of Individualism. ...
In a foreign land surrounded with the hardships of pioneer life, their spiritual bond made them sympathetic to each other's needs. ... The policy of predestination kept all Puritans constantly working to do well in this life to be chosen for the next eternal one. ... Any deviations from the normal way of Puritan life met with strict disapproval and discipline. ... Reading of the Bible was necessary to living a religious life. ... They brought along their new ideas on religion and government. ...
#The Impact of the Great Awakening###The Great Awakening refers to a time in which a change in religious attitude occurred. Before the Great Awakening, colonists had lost a sense of faith in the Puritan religion. ... Instead of the long accepted Calvinist view that most men and women were pre-determinably unsaved, Puritans started taking an Armenian view on life, believing in freedom of will, faith, and good works. However, the Great Awakening changed a lot of this new thinking, and helped restore the Puritan faith. ... George Whitefield traveled throughout Pennsylvania to attract more followe...
During the time before the revolution, there were several events that made a big impact, leading to the American Revolution. ... This is what gave the Puritans the desire to want Independence. ... Puritans wanted to leave so that they could have their freedom of religion; they wanted to practice their own principles. ... The puritans was fed up with the British government. Ministers feared for their life. ...
The new life seemed so promising. ... The "City on a Hill " had an important impact on the Church of England. ... This is another reason that the Puritans succeeded in their mission, proving the Church of England that their way of life was possible and would prosper. ... They Puritans had come to the New World to set up a colony where they could practice religion the way they wanted. ... Coming in search of religious freedom and new opportunities in the New World, the Puritans established a "City on a Hill ", giving them the better life they had come in search for....
It had a continuous life within the church until the Stuart Restoration. Puritanism reached North America with the English settlers who founded Plymouth Colony in 1620. ... This was one of the first forms of expansionism in the US, it was an expansion of religion. Another major impact of expansionism in the US was the First Great Awakening in the 18th century. Which was again an expansion of religion in the US, it was a general revival of evangelical religion in the American colonies, which reached its peak in the early 1740s. ...
Jonathan Edwards" childhood, education, and family had a profound impact on his life ergo his work and way of thinking. ... His father, Reverend Timothy Edwards, took upon him the job educating his son, focusing primarily on religion, specifically, "the idea of evangelical theology" (Hatch 143)(Griffin). ... The life of a Puritan revolved around their religion, only male elite members of the church were allowed a say in government and the education of the young was based off religion and it's aspects. It is for this reason that ministers were so highly regarded in society, and why Jona...
Abstracts America was first an immigrate country, the ship named Mayflower loading with a group of puritans finally stood their feet at the new continent. From then on religion, especially protestant as the mainstream, laid the foundation of policy making and social morality. ... The doctrines of Protestant deeply influence the social life and government's policies as well. ... Early puritans believe that wealthy is the symbol to be selected by God. ... Both American Greed and American Dream are relying on the doctrines of this religion. ...
The major dissent was towards religion, because this was the most forced element of Puritan fellowship. ... She had gone against every moral fiber in a Puritan body. ... Hester was doomed to a solitary life and proceeded to live her life solely for her child. ... They affected the community because adultery was a sin due to their religion; and because law was attached, at the head, to religion. ... Her reputation as a deviant had marked her for life and made the Puritans worry about themselves, morality and their own social values. ...
