1st Edition

Puritanism And Historical Controversy

By William Lamont Copyright 1996
    240 Pages
    by Routledge

    This is a survey of current debates over the significance and role of Puritanism in 17th-century England. It is intended for undergraduate courses on 17th-century England.

    Part 1 Puritans: William Prynne 1600-69; Lodowicke Muggleton 1609-98; Richard Baxter 1615-91. Part 2 Controversies: puritanism and revolution; puritanism and liberty; puritanism and capitalism; puritanism and witches; puritanism and millenarianism; puritanism and science.

    Biography

    William Lamont