THE NEW ENGLAND PURITANISM DISCUSSION

Topic: THE NEW ENGLAND PURITANISM DISCUSSION

INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE NEW ENGLAND PURITANISM DISCUSSION

You are on the board of a New England town council during the Great Awakening, which has revived religious fervor and pointed

to flaws in the people’s practice of Puritanism. You and your fellow council members are discussing the state of Puritanism

in your town: Have the town’s members fallen away from the Puritan ideals and lifestyle?? Based on recent events, such as

Anne Hutchinson’s, Roger William’s, and Thomas Hooker’s banishment and the Salem Witch Trials, you can’t help but wonder if

New England’s Puritans are fulfilling Governor John Winthrop’s original vision. How do the people involved in these recent

events affect Puritanism in your town? Have you, as Puritans, lived up to your ideals of a colony founded upon the principles

of religious freedom?

You are required to make one individual post of two-three paragraphs in length and respond to two separate students’ posts.

Your responses to the two students’ posts should be one-two paragraphs in length. One of your responses must be to a

statement with a viewpoint that is opposite of your viewpoint. Feel free to debate with each other and respond to each other

as if you really were on a town council!

You’ll need to consult Learning Modules 3 and 4 , Chapters 4 and 5 in your textbook, and the weblinks to the following

required readings to complete the assignment.

Use the following readings: Weblinks to these readings can be found in the Weblinks icon under Course Tools as well as in the

Required Readings folder.

Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God

The Almost Christians

Model of Christian Charity

Famous American Trials: The Salem Witchcraft Trials

You may also wish to consult the links on Anne Hutchinson, Roger Williams, and the Salem Witchcraft Hysteria as well.

When composing your statement, think about and answer the following questions:

1. What were the basic principles and beliefs upon which the Puritans were founded in North America?

2. Did the Puritans truly fulfill their goal of religious freedom? Did they allow the religious freedom they sought?

3. How did the Puritans handle dissent and dissenters? How did the Puritans react to differences of opinion? Use Anne

Hutchinson, Roger Williams, and Thomas Hooker as examples of dissenters.

4. Do you think the Salem Witch Trials ultimately exemplified the Puritans’ religious beliefs and original intentions and

goals?

5. Do you agree or disagree with the ideas and principles preached in the above sermons of the Great Awakening? Why or why

not?

http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/salem/salem.htm

http://www.reformed.org/documents/index.html?mainframe=http://www.reformed.org/documents/Whitefield.html

http://religiousfreedom.lib.virginia.edu/sacred/charity.html

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