Puritanism by pchsmflanagan

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1500s-1600s

Puritanism

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Puritanism

1500s-1600s

NOT PILGRIMS

Puritans arrived 10 years later

NOT PILGRIMS

Puritans arrived 10 years later
Pilgrims - more tolerant and democratic

NOT PILGRIMS

Puritans arrived 10 years later
Pilgrims - more tolerant and democratic
Puritans - strict religious rules

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Branched into different groups
Pilgrims concentrated in Plymouth, Puritans concentrated in Salem

Puritan Goals

1500s - "Purify" Church of England

Puritan Goals

1500s - "Purify" Church of England
"Cleanse" it of hierarchy, ritual, expensive church decor

Puritan Goals

1500s - "Purify" Church of England
"Cleanse" it of hierarchy, ritual, expensive church decor
THEOCRACY: Combination of church and state (theo + cracy = god + government)

What Did Puritans Believe?

God is the authority

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What Did Puritans Believe?

God is the authority
Your job: Do God's will

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What Did Puritans Believe?

God is the authority
Your job: Do God's will
God's will is in the Bible - Interpreted literally

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What Did Puritans Believe?

God is the authority
Your job: Do God's will
God's will is in the Bible - Interpreted literally
Adam's fall = humankind is depraved and evil

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What Did Puritans Believe?

God is the authority
Your job: Do God's will
God's will is in the Bible - Interpreted literally
Adam's fall = humankind is depraved and evil
GRACE: Being saved from your damnation by God

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What do you notice about this church?

Doesn't this look more like a courtroom than a church? That's because, in a theocracy, the church IS the court.

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Religion WAS Government

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Religion WAS Government

Religious leaders in the church are also leaders of government

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Religion WAS Government

Religious leaders in the church are also leaders of government
God is an absolute ruler - merciless, angry, vengeful

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Religion WAS Government

Religious leaders in the church are also leaders of government
God is an absolute ruler - merciless, angry, vengeful
PREDESTINATION: God determines if someone is damned or saved from birth

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Religion WAS Government

Religious leaders in the church are also leaders of government
God is an absolute ruler - merciless, angry, vengeful
PREDESTINATION: God determines if someone is damned or saved from birth
PROVIDENCE: God intervenes in every day life

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How is Puritanism similar/different to religions today?

Puritanism can be compared to the Westboro Baptist Church of today in America

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How Did Puritans Live?

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Typical Fashion

Notice that both women and men are covered from head to toe save for their head and hands - what does this say about their values?

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Puritan Church

Mandatory
If you miss, you pay a fine

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Church Discipline

In church, a man would go up and down the rows with a long stick with a knob on one end and feathers on another. The knob was for prodding children awake should they fall asleep (because that was considered disrespectful and children are resilient) while the feathers were for waking up the elderly with a soft tickle under the chin.

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