Visible Saints: The History of a Puritan Idea

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From the time they stepped ashore at Plymouth and Salem, the New England Puritans have commanded attention, partly as a result of the boldness of their undertaking, partly as a result of its material success, but also as a result of the tension, excitement, and hope aroused by a big-scale effort to deal rationally with society. Their try to direct human relations into a consistent pattern derived from Biblical precepts has been the point of interest of my own interest in the Puritans. In previous works I’ve discussed their concepts of circle of relatives relationships and of civil government. Currently I’m engaged in a study of the way in which their ideas affected economic problems. In the ensuing pages I’ve tried to examine the origins and history of an idea that they regarded as more essential for society than domestic, political, or economic ones, the idea of membership in the church.

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