Visible Saints: The History of a Puritan Idea
Edmund Morgan
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Paperback. Num Pages: 168 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: GB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 187 x 130 x 12. Weight in Grams: 186. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
Through a richly detailed account of the genesis, flowering, and decline of the Puritan ideal of a church of the elect in England and America, Professor Morgan offers an important reinterpretation of a pivotal era in New England history.
Historians have generally supposed that the main outlines of the Puritan church were determined in England and Holland and transplanted to the new world. The author convincingly suggests, instead, that the distinguishing characteristic of the New England churches—the ideal of a church composed exclusively of true and tested saints—developed fully only in the 1630's and 1640's, some time after the first ... Read more
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Format
Paperback
Publication date
1965
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
Number of Pages
168
Place of Publication
Ithaca, United States
ISBN
9780801490415
SKU
KAC0002956
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Reviews for Visible Saints: The History of a Puritan Idea
Although he does not pretend to deal 'exhaustively' with the subject, Professor Morgan leaves. few aspects untouched. Throughout, we are presented with thoughtful, original scholarship and with a skillful reinterpretation of a Puritan idea.
New England Quarterly
New England Quarterly