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Title: PURITANS AND THE ORIGINS OF DEMOCRACY


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PURITANS AND THE ORIGINS OF DEMOCRACY
  • Religion vs. Reason

2
THE PURITANS STORY
  • Believed the Church of England needed to be
    purified from the taint of Catholicism (popery)
  • First fled religious persecution in England to
    Holland
  • Next fled religious persecution in Holland to the
    New World
  • Sought religious freedom

3
The Puritans valued
  • God
  • Education
  • Hard work
  • Material success
  • Ambition
  • Sacrifice

4
THE PURITANS BELIEVED
  • Life was a test
  • Success meant Heaven
  • Failure meant Hell
  • Only the Elect went to Heaven
  • The Elect were chosen by God at birth.
  • Material and earthly wealth indicated that one
    might be elect.
  • Personal and communal wealth indicated the
    continuation of Gods chosen path.
  • All life was an expression of Gods divine will.

5
THE PURITANS EVIL
  • The world was a battle ground between the forces
    of good and evil.
  • Evil took many forms and could disguise itself as
    anything.
  • Humans were steeped in sin always.

6
PURITAN LITERATURE
  • Poetry was only a means of exploring the
    relationship between the individual and God.
  • Writing was a useful tool to help readers
    understand the bible and to help them in their
    daily lives.
  • Great writing was logical, clear and orderly, not
    beautiful or lyrical.
  • The Bible was seen as factual and as a guide for
    daily living.

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WORK CITED
  • Early American and Colonial Period to 1776.
    Outline of American Literature Revised Edition.
    International Information Programs
    USINFO.STATE.GOV. Dec. 2006.
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