4 QUOTES WITH «PURITANISM»
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puritanism.
There is more criticism of puritanism, and more distance from Christian morality, than there has been before.
Historically the Puritans left England to escape religious persecution, and they promptly turned around and started persecuting the people they didn't agree with - the scarlet letter A, and the stocks and the dunking board came from that. That puritanism is still there.
Many of us grew up with a kind of puritanism against shopping. But shopping can be much more than how it is cast. If you are bored or you have problems, it can be a way of lifting your spirits, by doing something light and superficial. Why not?
Puritanism was a youthful, vigorous movement.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PURITANISM»
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puritanism in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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Puritans and
Puritanism in Europe and America: A ...
This exhaustive treatment of the Puritan movement covers its doctrines, its people, its effects on politics and culture, and its enduring legacy in modern Britain and America.
Francis J. Bremer, Tom Webster, 2006
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Puritanism: A Very Short Introduction
This book traces the shaping, triumph, and decline of the Puritan world, while also examining the role of religion in the shaping of American society and the role of the Puritan legacy in American history.
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Puritanism: opposing viewpoints
Offers differing views on such issues as establishing the ideal community, the relationship of the individual to the community, and dealing with others of different faiths
William Dudley, Terry O'Neill, 1994
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Society and
Puritanism in Pre-revolutionary England
Christopher Hill suggests that there might have been non-theological reasons for supporting the Puritans, or for being a Puritan.
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Godly Reading: Print, Manuscript and
Puritanism in England, ...
This innovative exploration of Puritan reading practices from c.1580-1720 connects the history of religion with the history of the book.
Margot Heinemann looks at Thomas Middleton's work in relation to the society and social movements of his time, and traces the connections this work may have had with radical, Parliamentarian or Puritan groups or movements.
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Puritanism: transatlantic perspectives on a ...
In 1991 an international group of scholars gathered at Millersville University in Pennsylvania to study
Francis J. Bremer, Massachusetts Historical Society, Millersville University of Pennsylvania, 1993
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American
Puritanism and the Defense of Mourning: Religion, ...
American Puritanism and the Defense of Mourning will be essential reading for all who study early American literature and culture.
Mitchell Robert Breitwieser, 1990
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From
Puritanism to Postmodernism: A History of American ...
A survey of American literature analyzes its social and historical contexts, assessing American literature in terms of both its European roots and its uniquely American institutions and attitudes
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Puritanism and Its Discontents
Innovative and challenging in scope and argument, the volume should be of interest to scholars of early modern British and American history, literature, culture, and religion."--BOOK JACKET.
Laura Lunger Knoppers, 2003
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PURITANISM»
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Will Same-Sex Marriage Help Defeat America's Sexual Puritanism?
Every April, thousands gather at the Kanayama Shrine in Kawasaki, Japan, for Kanamara Matsuri. Also known as the "Festival of the Steel Phallus," the ritual ... «Big Think, Jul 15»
The New Puritans: How Liberals Want to Control Your Life
“The haunting fear that someone, somewhere, may be happy”. So said H.L. Mencken of late nineteenth and early twentieth century Puritanism; the tyrannical ... «Breitbart News, Jan 15»
Jezebel's Puritanism
There is only one word for Jezebel's stance (it is a very dirty word, so please read on under advisement): Puritanism. We recoil from the word because we know ... «First Things, Dec 14»
10 Things You May Not Know About the Puritans
Puritanism was a movement that sought to reform the Church of England, and among other things, end the historical interdependence between the state and the ... «Anglophenia, Nov 14»
California's Neo-Victorian Feminism
A funny thing happened on the way to sexual liberation: we took a wrong turn back to a new, bizarre, secularized Puritanism. And the leading edge of this ... «The Federalist, Oct 14»
The Suffocating Neo-Puritanism of 'Progressive' America
Unlike the Catholic Church McGreevey abandoned, his newfound Neo-Puritanism is unforgiving. It shows sinners little mercy and offers them no path to ... «American Thinker, May 14»
Eco-Puritanism
The urban left's eco-puritanism takes many forms. Well-educated, secular Americans in particular pay extra for organic products, explore “natural” alternatives to ... «UC Berkeley, Apr 14»
The New Puritanism, or, Some Troubling Tendencies in Video Game …
I frequently refer to criticism of this kind as the “New Puritanism”, and I see it as coming as commonly from the political Right, as I do the political Left, from deeply ... «PopMatters, Apr 14»
Maher Rips de Blasio, Dems For "Puritanism" on Adultery: "Slut …
BILL MAHER: If polls show we now live in an America that can accept gay marriage and legal marijuana, it's time we knocked over the next social domino, ... «RealClearPolitics, Feb 14»
Why Is Sex a Problem at All? The Poison of Puritanism
Why don't human beings just have sex whenever they feel like it, which is usually, just for the pleasure of it? One can speculate that perhaps we did, at some ... «Patheos, Dec 13»
