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Later-Day Puritans

Jonathan Edwards (1703-1758) and Charles Spurgeon (1834-1892) are sometimes considered to be later-day Puritans. The Methodists, like the Puritans, began as a reform movement within Anglicanism or Episcopalianism. Other reform movements have continued to the present day, some separating and some not separating.

itohacs Itohacs 00:28, 27 July 2010 (UTC)

This article stops too short. Obviously the Salem Witch trials were held under Puritans in North America. This article doesn't even mention that. And doesn't come forward to describe exactly what occurred to destroy the Puritan church or where they all went after 1700.Wjhonson (talk) 17:13, 3 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

^ agreed — Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.186.168.152 (talk) 22:06, 11 December 2012 (UTC) [reply]

yes the stupidity of thinking of witches was a hallmark

how many ? "Thousands" not ACCURATE number — Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.130.142.29 (talk) 20:27, 23 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Decline in Power

Since the Puritans were the most active persecutors of other religions in America, the most relevant part of this article is, "How did it end?" Certainly, it ended with the American Revolution and the drafting of the Constitution, but I think it's a stretch to believe that one day in 1789 Puritans woke up and said, "Geez what the heck are we doing persecuting people from all these other religions? We'd better stop TODAY!" The article needs more coverage of this important topic and what must have been a gradual transition through Massachussetts legal doctrine. SystemBuilder (talk) 01:15, 20 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

yes indeed but typical of wikipedia amidst their begging for funds 76.130.142.29 (talk) 20:28, 23 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Puritan hegemony

The article Puritans in the section Puritans in North America contains the paragraph, "Puritan hegemony lasted for at least a century. That century can be broken down into three parts: the generation of John Cotton and Richard Mather, 1630–62 from the founding to the Restoration, years of virtual independence and nearly autonomous development; the generation of Increase Mather, 1662–89 from the Restoration and the Halfway Covenant to the Glorious Revolution, years of struggle with the British crown; and the generation of Cotton Mather, 1689–1728 from the overthrow of Edmund Andros (in which Cotton Mather played a part) and the new charter, mediated by Increase Mather, to the death of Cotton Mather."^[1] - should this be incorporated in the History of the Puritans in North America article? - Epinoia (talk) 20:26, 25 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

^ Carpenter, John B. (2003) "New England's Puritan Century: Three Generations of Continuity in the City upon a Hill," Fides Et Historia 30:1, p. 41.

No. Theonomad (talk) 16:03, 10 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hull Mint

Somebody put the "Hull Mint" as a subheading on the page. I filled it in. User:Epinoia didnt like it. Great fun! Theonomad (talk) 17:31, 8 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

- I added a link to the Pine tree shilling (Hull mint) in the "See also" section - cheers - Epinoia (talk) 05:14, 17 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Armed force

- the article gives the impression that the Puritans were peaceful religious refugees, but they immigrated to North America as an armed force - they hired Myles Standish as their military advisor and brought with them cannons, muskets, swords, halberds, helmets and breastplates, all the military equipment of the English Civil War era - although I have seen YouTube videos covering this, I don't have a reliable written source, although some is covered in the Myles Standish article which references "Mayflower: a story of courage, community, and war" by Nathaniel Philbrick (Penguin, 2007) - I will try to do some research and add to the article as I think it is important to record the Puritans' interactions with the Native People as part of the history of Puritans in North America - cheers - Epinoia (talk) 23:53, 24 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

[1] Carpenter, John B. (2003) "New England's Puritan Century: Three Generations of Continuity in the City upon a Hill," Fides Et Historia 30:1, p. 41.

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