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Record Nr.

UNINA9910464306603321

Autore

Foster Stephen <1942->

Titolo

The long argument : English Puritanism and the shaping of New England culture, 1570-1700 / / Stephen Foster

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chapel Hill, [North Carolina] ; ; London, [England] : , : Published for the Institute of Early American History and Culture, Williamsburg, Virginia, by the University of North Carolina Press, , 1991

©1991

ISBN

0-8078-3826-8

1-4696-0047-1

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (416 p.)

Collana

Published for the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture, Williamsburg, Virginia

Disciplina

974/.02

Soggetti

Puritans - New England

Puritans - England

Electronic books.

New England Civilization 17th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 319-375) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; A Note on Dating, Transcription, Citation, and Bibliography; Introduction: The Puritan Movement; 1. The Elizabethan Contribution: The Celebration of Order, 1570-1610; 2. Continuity and Ambiguity: ""The Gospel Doing,"" 1590-1630; 3. From Engagement to Flight: The Failure of Politics, 1610-1630; 4. From Exodus to Revelation: The Move toward Sectarianism in England and America, 1630-1650; 5. Reconstruction and Conflict: The Halfway Covenant and Declension Controversies, 1650-1680

6. Israel's Fate: The Definition of Establishment in Puritan America, 1681-1700Envoi: The Long Argument and Its Ending; Appendix: Editions and Pressruns before the Civil War; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y