The Puritans came to New England not merely to save their souls but to establish a "visible" kingdom of God, a society where outward conduct would ...
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Aug 12, 2011
Laurie
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This book won't suit everyone -- especially anyone not particularly interested in this aspect of American history, which is the reason I gave it 4 rather than 5 stars. But if you are interested at all, this is a book to read. It is a shortish book (186 pp) divided into seven chapters: (1) Puritanism and Society; (2) Husband and Wife; (3) Parents and Children; (4) The Education of a Saint; (5) Masters and Servants; (6) The Family in the Social Order; and (7) Puritan Tribalism. We tend to think of
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Jun 14, 2010
Petra X
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This was too dry to be a good read. The title was fascinating to me, the contents were not.
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