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Lay Empowerment and the Development of Puritanism
F. Bremer
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Paperback. Series: Christianities in the Trans-Atlantic World, 1500-1800. BIC Classification: HBJK. Dimension: 216 x 140. .
A study of the rise and decline of puritanism in England and New England that focuses on the role of godly men and women. It explores the role of family devotions, lay conferences, prophesying and other means by which the laity influenced puritan belief and practice, and the efforts of the clergy to reduce lay power in the seventeenth century.
A study of the rise and decline of puritanism in England and New England that focuses on the role of godly men and women. It explores the role of family devotions, lay conferences, prophesying and other means by which the laity influenced puritan belief and practice, and the efforts of the clergy to reduce lay power in the seventeenth century.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan UK
Language
English
Condition
New
Series
Christianities in the Trans-Atlantic World, 1500-1800
Number of Pages
239
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781349674978
SKU
V9781349674978
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About F. Bremer
Francis J. Bremer is Professor Emeritus of History at Millersville University of Pennsylvania, USA. He has been a visiting scholar at Oxford University, the University of Cambridge, and Trinity College. He has authored and edited a total of sixteen other books on puritanism in the Atlantic world, including the prize-winning John Winthrop: America's Forgotten Founding Father (2003) and Building a ... Read more
Reviews for Lay Empowerment and the Development of Puritanism
“This is an impressive book, which synthesises a wide variety of scholarship into a highly readable tome. … This book serves as a valuable reminder that one of the biggest mistakes one can make when studying Puritanism in a local context is to view the phenomenon in isolation.” (James Mawdesley, Transactions of the Historic Society of Lancashire & Cheshire, Vol. ... Read more