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A reforming people : Puritanism and the transformation of public life in New England, David D. Hall
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- Summary
- This work is an account of the aspirations and accomplishments of the people who founded the New England colonies, comparing the reforms they enacted with those attempted in England during the period of the English Revolution. The author, a historian looks afresh at how the colonists set up churches, civil governments, and methods for distributing land. Bringing with them a deep fear of arbitrary, unlimited authority grounded in either church or state, these settlers based their churches on the participation of laypeople and insisted on consent as a premise of all civil governance. Encouraging broad participation and relying on the vigorous use of petitioning, they also transformed civil and criminal law and the workings of courts. The outcome was a civil society far less authoritarian and hierarchical than was customary in their age, indeed, a society so advanced that a few dared to describe it as "democratical." They were well ahead of their time in doing so. As Puritans, the colonists also hoped to exemplify a social ethics of equity, peace, and the common good. In a case study of a single town, the author follows a minister as he encourages the townspeople to live up to these high standards in their politics. This is a book that challenges us to discard long standing stereotypes of the Puritans as temperamentally authoritarian and their leadership as despotic. The author demonstrates exactly the opposite. Here, we watch the colonists as they insist on aligning institutions and social practice with equity and liberty. This re-evaluation of the earliest moments of New England's history, reveals the colonists to be the most effective and daring reformers of their day
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- xvii, 255 pages
- Contents
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- "Arbitrary" or "democratical"? : the making of colony governments
- Land, taxes, and participation : the making of town governments
- Godly rule: empowering the saints
- An equitable society: ethics, the law, and authority
- "Already in heaven"? : church and community in Cambridge, Massachusetts
- Isbn
- 9780679441175
- Label
- A reforming people : Puritanism and the transformation of public life in New England
- Title
- A reforming people
- Title remainder
- Puritanism and the transformation of public life in New England
- Statement of responsibility
- David D. Hall
- Subject
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- 1700-talet
- Church history
- History
- Kyrkohistoria
- Local government
- Local government -- New England -- History
- Local government -- New England -- History -- 17th century
- Neuengland
- New England
- New England
- New England -- Church history
- New England -- Church history -- 17th century
- New England -- History
- New England -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775
- New England -- Politics and government
- 1600-talet
- New England -- historia -- 1600-1775
- Politics and government
- Puritaner -- New England -- 1600-1775
- Puritanismus
- Puritanismus
- Puritans
- Puritans -- New England -- History
- Puritans -- New England -- History -- 17th century
- Religion and politics
- Religion and politics -- New England -- History
- Religion and politics -- New England -- History -- 17th century
- Religion och politik -- historia
- To 1775
- New England -- Politics and government -- To 1775
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- This work is an account of the aspirations and accomplishments of the people who founded the New England colonies, comparing the reforms they enacted with those attempted in England during the period of the English Revolution. The author, a historian looks afresh at how the colonists set up churches, civil governments, and methods for distributing land. Bringing with them a deep fear of arbitrary, unlimited authority grounded in either church or state, these settlers based their churches on the participation of laypeople and insisted on consent as a premise of all civil governance. Encouraging broad participation and relying on the vigorous use of petitioning, they also transformed civil and criminal law and the workings of courts. The outcome was a civil society far less authoritarian and hierarchical than was customary in their age, indeed, a society so advanced that a few dared to describe it as "democratical." They were well ahead of their time in doing so. As Puritans, the colonists also hoped to exemplify a social ethics of equity, peace, and the common good. In a case study of a single town, the author follows a minister as he encourages the townspeople to live up to these high standards in their politics. This is a book that challenges us to discard long standing stereotypes of the Puritans as temperamentally authoritarian and their leadership as despotic. The author demonstrates exactly the opposite. Here, we watch the colonists as they insist on aligning institutions and social practice with equity and liberty. This re-evaluation of the earliest moments of New England's history, reveals the colonists to be the most effective and daring reformers of their day
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Hall, David D
- Dewey number
- 974/.02
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- F7
- LC item number
- .H227 2011
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- New England
- New England
- New England
- Puritans
- Local government
- Religion and politics
- Local government
- Politics and government
- Puritans
- Religion and politics
- New England
- Puritanismus
- Neuengland
- Puritanismus
- New England
- New England
- New England
- New England
- Puritans
- Local government
- Religion and politics
- Puritaner
- Religion och politik
- Kyrkohistoria
- New England
- New England
- New England
- New England
- Puritans
- Local government
- Religion and politics
- Label
- A reforming people : Puritanism and the transformation of public life in New England, David D. Hall
- Link
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- "Arbitrary" or "democratical"? : the making of colony governments -- Land, taxes, and participation : the making of town governments -- Godly rule: empowering the saints -- An equitable society: ethics, the law, and authority -- "Already in heaven"? : church and community in Cambridge, Massachusetts
- Control code
- ocn654311555
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- xvii, 255 pages
- Isbn
- 9780679441175
- Lccn
- 2010051851
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- System control number
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- (Sirsi) i9780679441175
- (OCoLC)654311555
- Label
- A reforming people : Puritanism and the transformation of public life in New England, David D. Hall
- Link
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- "Arbitrary" or "democratical"? : the making of colony governments -- Land, taxes, and participation : the making of town governments -- Godly rule: empowering the saints -- An equitable society: ethics, the law, and authority -- "Already in heaven"? : church and community in Cambridge, Massachusetts
- Control code
- ocn654311555
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- xvii, 255 pages
- Isbn
- 9780679441175
- Lccn
- 2010051851
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) i9780679441175
- (OCoLC)654311555
Subject
- 1700-talet
- Church history
- History
- Kyrkohistoria
- Local government
- Local government -- New England -- History
- Local government -- New England -- History -- 17th century
- Neuengland
- New England
- New England
- New England -- Church history
- New England -- Church history -- 17th century
- New England -- History
- New England -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775
- New England -- Politics and government
- 1600-talet
- New England -- historia -- 1600-1775
- Politics and government
- Puritaner -- New England -- 1600-1775
- Puritanismus
- Puritanismus
- Puritans
- Puritans -- New England -- History
- Puritans -- New England -- History -- 17th century
- Religion and politics
- Religion and politics -- New England -- History
- Religion and politics -- New England -- History -- 17th century
- Religion och politik -- historia
- To 1775
- New England -- Politics and government -- To 1775
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