Questions tagged [puritanism]
A branch of Reformed Protestantism of the 16th and 17th centuries, originating in England
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How did Richard Baxter support his arguments against John Owen (in 1649 and thereafter)?
In 1648 John Owen (1616-1683) published his definitive work The Death of Death in the Death of Christ which produced an almost immediate response, in the next year, from Richard Baxter (1615-1691) and ...
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How does John Owen account for scriptures which state that justification by faith is not through the law?
In my previous inquiry regarding the history of the doctrine which states that Jesus Christ, in the days of his flesh, kept the law on behalf of others as 'passive obedience' (which law-keeping is ...
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Did any actual Puritan congregations impose scarlet letters on adulterers?
Nathaniel Hawthorne's (fictional) book, the Scarlet Letter, in my opinion, has seared a characterization in people's minds that Puritans were dour, hypocritical, legalistic, and shame-driven ...
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According to the Puritans, at what time did the Sabbath start and end?
In college, many of my Presbyterian brothers wouldn't study on Sunday, seeing that as a violation of the Christian Sabbath. But I heard that at least one of them, if he had a test on Monday morning, ...
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What was the justification of morality in Puritan Antinomianism?
As far as I know, Puritans were devout Calvinists. According to Theopedia, Antinomianism is associated with disobedience to the established authority, so it may be connected with the idea of ...
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Is there any account of a religious marriage ceremony in the scripture?
I was studying the Puritans recently, and discovered something interesting about William Bradford. According to Wikipedia, he married his wife in a civil ceremony, because "the Separatists could find ...
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Is the popular image of the Puritan as purveyor of an intolerant monoculture accurate?
Recently I listened to the introduction of Russell Shorto's The Island at the Center of the World: The Epic Story of Dutch Manhattan and the Forgotten Colony That Shaped America. When he talks about ...
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Why did the Commonwealth Parliament ban theatre?
I've known for a while that theatre was banned under Cromwell, because the Puritans disapproved of it. What was their objection?
Wikipedia adds this information:
Pastimes such as the theatre and ...
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