Post on 30-Dec-2015
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Religion in Puritan Life ● John Winthrop’s “A Model of
Christian Charity” - City Upon a Hill ● Covenant Theology
→ Covent of Grace - agreement w/ God to create a model society → Social Covenant - agreement with one another to live responsibly and abide by self-gvt
20th c. journalist H.L. Mencken defined Puritanism as “the haunting fear that someone, somewhere might be happy.”
BASED ON TEACHINGS OF JOHN CALVIN (CALVINISM) ● rejection of church
hierarchy - personal interpretation
● belief in predestination
● good works proof of having been chosen
The Puritan Work Ethic ● industriousness,
hard work, and thrift are part of a virtuous life
● idleness a sin