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The Puritan Movement

The Puritan Movement. Notes for 9/26/11. Puritan. started as a pejorative term " Precisemen " and "Precisions” a sect that wished to keep the Church of England “pure” from the Catholic church Escaped to America, and saw it as a fresh start or “Utopia”. Puritan movement called for:.

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The Puritan Movement

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  1. The Puritan Movement Notes for 9/26/11

  2. Puritan • started as a pejorative term • "Precisemen" and "Precisions” • a sect that wished to keep the Church of England “pure” from the Catholic church • Escaped to America, and saw it as a fresh start or “Utopia”

  3. Puritan movement called for: • a greater commitment to Christ • stricter personal codes of behavior • God’s supreme authority over ALL human affairs • Calvinism: Followers of John Calvin believed in Predestination over free will. • Therefore, you could not choose God – he chose you!

  4. Men and Women in thePuritan church • Women were not permitted to speak in church after 1636 (although they were allowed to engage in religious discussions outside of it, in various women-only meetings). • Men & Women sat on opposite sides of the church • Women always wore head coverings in church • Women’s names were replaced with “Goody” + husband’s last name

  5. Marriage • A sacred promise between a man and a woman for the purpose of: 1. Mutual help & comfort 2. Children “increase of mankind” 3. Prevent “fornication” or “adultery” • (These two are courting according to Puritan moral code by conversing through long "speaking tubes" and almost certainly no touching or kissing before the ceremony!

  6. Public Humiliation

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