Her subsequent research on Puritan spirituality helped pave the way for a new book—5 Puritan Women: ... Puritans, for starters, wanted to bring further reform to the Church of England.

On October 13, 1652, after a day of fasting and prayer, 15 Native American men stood before a panel of Puritan church officials in Natick, Massachusetts. They had come to confess their sins and ...

The church-state conflict began when Puritans, envisioning a Christian nation, founded what John Winthrop called “a citty upon a hill” in Massachusetts, ...

In Puritan New England, the church was the center of life. Sermons alone could last to up to three hours. Compare that to the relatively brief services of today.

In fact the Puritans have gotten a bad rap. Puritans were smart, bookish, deep-thinking. They didnt want religion served up to them by some corporate, hierarchical, pompous church; they wanted it ...

After 1628, dominant Puritan ministers clashed openly with the English Church and, more ominously, with King Charles I and Bishop of London – later Archbishop of Canterbury – William Laud.

Their church services were simple. The organ and all musical instruments were forbidden. Puritans sang psalms a cappella. The Puritans believed God had chosen a few people, "the elect," for salvation.

An English Church puritan. by. 11 March 2016. This interesting figure owes a debt to others, says Angela Ranson. William Perkins and the Making of Protestant England W. B. Patterson OUP £65 ...

Their church services were simple. The organ and all musical instruments were forbidden. Puritans sang psalms a cappella. The Puritans believed God had chosen a few people, "the elect," for salvation.