The Consequences of Puritan Depravity and Distrust as Historical Context for Hawthorne’s "Young Goodman Brown" Puritan doctrine taught that all men are totally depraved and require constant self-examination to see that they are sinners and unworthy of God’s Grace. Because man had broken the Covenant of Works when Adam had eaten from the Tree of Knowledge‚ God offered a new covenant to Abraham’s people which held that election to Heaven was merely a possibility. In the Puritan religion‚ believers
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England in the 1620s was filled with tension between the Puritans and King James I and his son Charles I. Their primary goal for their country was to revive Roman Catholicism and rid of any religions that would not conform; so‚ they mainly targeted Puritans. This intolerance motivated the Puritans to pursue their economic interests (which later turned into religious interests) and establish a place for themselves in the New England colonies in 1630. What they originally intended was to create a colony
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------------------------------------------------- Restoration literature Restoration literature is the English literature written during the historical period commonly referred to as the English Restoration (1660–1689)‚ which corresponds to the last years of the direct Stuart reign in England‚ Scotland‚ Wales‚ and Ireland. In general‚ the term is used to denote roughly homogeneous styles of literature that center on a celebration of or reaction to the restored court of Charles II. It is a literature
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Puritanism‚ Presbyterianism and the Dutch Reform Church. The English Puritans were members of the radical Protestant sect that followed the teachings of John Calvin. They wanted their own Congregational churches‚ and they wanted to elect their own ministers. The Church of England refused their requests. The Church of England began to persecute the Puritans. They were no longer allowed admittance to the Universities in England. The Puritans wanted to “purify” the Church of England and have them revert back
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established a short-lived settlement on Cape Ann. The second attempt‚ the Massachusetts Bay Colony begun in 1628‚ was successful‚ with about 20‚000 people migrating to New England in the 1630s. The population was strongly Puritan‚ and its governance was dominated by a small group of leaders who were strongly influenced by Puritan religious leaders. Although its governors were elected‚ the electorate were limited to freemen‚ who had been examined for their religious views and formally admitted to their church
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King Charles the First 1600-1649 King of England‚ Scotland and Ireland whose refusal to compromise over complex religious and political situations led to civil war‚ his own execution and the abolition of the Monarchy. [pic]The second son of James VI of Scotland and Anne of Denmark‚ Charles was born at Fife in Scotland on 19 November 1600. His father succeeded Queen Elizabeth I and came to the throne of England as King James I in 1603. Charles was created Duke of Albany at his baptism (December
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Puritanism in American Literature The Puritans had a large influence in American literature and still influence moral judgment and religious beliefs in the United States to this day. Puritan writing was used to glorify God and to relate God more directly to our world. Puritan literature was commonly a realistic approach to life. “Puritanism as a historical phenomenon and as a living presence in American life has enriched American literature in ways far too numerous to detail here.” (G
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public officials 4) fair taxation called fundamental orders of Connecticut 1st written Constitution in America Rhode Island- young Puritan minister Roger Williams believed separation of church and state- 1636- founded providence Anne Hutchinson also came in Salem found unfit for society and banished believed own relationship with God overrule the authority of Puritan law Rhode Island adopted the principle of separation of church and state guarantee all its people religious freedom- became a fundamental
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colonist that settled in New England went in search of religious freedom and to flee persecution by King Charles I and Arch Bishop Laud. As preacher John Winthrop stated in A Model of Christian Charity in 1630‚ the Puritans wanted to become “a city upon a hill”(A). By becoming this “city” the Puritans wanted everyone to look at them as a model for a perfect society. In contrast‚ the Chesapeake colonists’ motives were money and land. Initially all the colonist came with gold tests instead of supplies
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for Christian Charity. As a scholar‚ Hawthorne was not only familiar with Winthrop ’s work‚ but also had many strict Puritan ancestors. By setting The Scarlet Letter 200 years in his past in a Puritan community‚ he sets up an environment uniquely ideal to question fundamental Christian doctrines without overtly antagonizing his
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