puritanism

In his preface, Owen says this: Does this mean he just explains what English Arminians at his time beleived, without trying to refute it, or does he mean something more limited when he says he will not undertake to answer their arguments? I need to decide whether to read this, or skip...

I am currently re-reading The Scarlet Letter as I prepare to teach an American literature course next year in a homeschool co-op. One thing that is striking me this time around is the way Hawthorne portrays Puritans and Puritanism (the last/first time I read TSL, I was 13, so I naturally missed...

In another forum I saw a reference to Bishop John Davenant, calling him a 17th Century English Puritan. Maybe I am just operating in an Anglican bubble, but from what I have read of Bishop Davenant I do not consider him a puritan. I responded by saying that it was true that Bishop Davenant...

As someone who has been reformed for several years now, but only very recently dived into Puritanism and the vast collection of associated works, I've noticed a few things. 1. That Christendom seems to be suffering attacks internally rather than simply an external war. Denominations are...

Here's an interesting thought I was kicking around: Was there something in the historical experience of the Puritans that led them to largely (functionally) abandon the Reformers' desire to reform the "one, holy, catholic, and apostolic Church"? In the Magisterial Reformed churches...