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Elizabethan Puritanism
The Elizabethan Religious Settlement established the Church of England as a Protestant church and brought the English Reformation to a close. During the reign of Elizabeth I, the Church of England was considered a Reformed church, and Calvinists held the best bishoprics and deaneries It preserved certain characteristics of medieval Catholicism, such as cathedrals, church choirs, a formal liturgy contained in the Book of Common Prayer. -
WILLIAM PERKINS AND SOME OTHERS (1558–1602)
William Perkins Art of Prophesying
Thomas Watson (c. 1620–1686) Body of Divinity
Thomas Brooks (1608–1680) His Precious Remedies Against Satan’s Devices, The Mute Christian Under the Smarting Rod, Heaven on Earth: A Treatise on Assurance
John Flavel (1628–1691)
John Bunyan (1628–1688)
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DESCRIPTION
The Puritans were English Protestants in the 16th and 17th centuries, who sought to purify the Church of England of Roman Catholic practices. They play a special role during the Protectorate. One of the protectors was Oliver Cromwell. -
Puritans Major Political Force in England
Puritans were in alliance with the growing commercial world, with the parliamentary opposition to the royal prerogative, and with the Scottish Presbyterians. They became a major political force in England and came to power as a result of the First English Civil War (1642–1646) -
Puritanism Became Prominent
Puritans adopted a Reformed theology which were the Calvinists . In church polity, some advocated separation from all other Christian denominations in favor of autonomous gathered churches. These Separatist and independent strands of Puritanism became prominent in the -
MOVEMENT REASONS
The roots of Enlightenment can be found inf the English Civil Wars. With the re-establishment of autocratic monarchy, first with the restoration of Charles II in 1660 followed by James II in 1685,
The civil society, human and civil rights, and separation of powers, are the product of the Enlightenment, as well as, Sciences and academic disciplines. Movements for political change ended in the Glorious Revolution of 1688/89, being William and Mary part of the new Protestant settlement. -
Monarchy Restoration Consequence
Almost all Puritan clergy left the Church of England after the restoration of the monarchy in 1660 and the 1662 Uniformity Act. Many continued to practice their faith in Congregationalist and Presbyterian churches. -
ANTHONY BURGESS
The Anatomy of True and False Conversion 1652–54
A Treatise of Grace and Assurance
Vindiciae Legis 1646
His 555-page Doctrine of Original Sin 1659 -
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TEN PURITAN TOPS AUTHORS AND THEIR WORKS
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Puritan Literature Characteristics
Puritan literature relied on a first-person narrative.They wrote
from a personal point of view, in the form of journals, diaries, and day-to-day experiences. By writing from a first-person perspective. -
THOMAS GOODWIN (1600–1679)
Patience and Its Perfect Work
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ISSAC NEWTON
Some consider the publication of Isaac Newton's Principia Mathematica as the first major enlightenment work. -
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THE ENLIGHTENMENT AGE. Dates according to French Historians
The Age of Enlightenment, also known as the Enlightenment. It was movement that dominated the world of ideas in Europe in the 18th century. They believe reason is the primary source of authority and legitimacy, this movement was in favor of ideals of liberty, progress, tolerance, fraternity, constitutional government, and separation of church and state. -
Benjamin Franklin
The British colonist Benjamin Franklin gained fame on both sides of the Atlantic as a printer, publisher, and scientist. He embodied Enlightenment ideals in the British Atlantic with his scientific experiments. -
The Founding of Georgia
James Oglethorpe—a member of Parliament and advocate of social reform—petitioned King George II for a charter to start a new colony. Gorge II saw it as a buffer between South Carolina and Spanish Florida (Khan Academy -
Major Enlightenment Ideas
The movement was led by Voltaire and Jean-Jacques Rousseau, who argued for a society based upon reason rather than faith and Catholic doctrine, for a new civil order based on natural law, and for science based on experiments and observation. The political philosopher Montesquieu introduced the idea of a separation of powers in a government, a concept which was enthusiastically adopted by the authors of the United States Constitution. (Khan academy) -
MONTESQUIEU
The Spirit of the Laws
Montesquieu argued for the separation and balance of governmental powers as a remedy for state corruption -
DIDEROT
he was a writer, philosopher, encyclopedist, literary and art critic, and translator
The Complete Illustrations (1762-1777) is bound in fine blue leather and fit tightly into a light blue slipcase with a blue pull-out ribbon. -
VOLTAIRE
He publicly argued for freedom of religion and expression
Candide is a French satire first published in 1759
All for the Best (1759);
The Optimist (1762) -
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TEN GREAT OF THE ENLIGHTENMENT AND THEIR WORKS
The Enlightenment, known in French as the Siècle des Lumières (or Century of Lights), was a high period of intellectual proliferation in the domains of art and science. BY (Culture Trip) -
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
The Social Contract 1762 -
BEAUMARCHAIS AND OTHERS
Beaumarchais The Marriage of Figaro (1778)
D’Alembert Preliminary Discourse to theEncyclopédie(1751)
Condorcet Fragments on the Freedom on the Press (1776)
Marivaux Les Fausses Confidences (1739)
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JOHN OWEN (1703–1758) and JONATHAN EDWARDS (1703–1758)
OWEN'S WORK
“Prince of the Puritans.”
f Psalm 130, particularly verse 4
Communion with God
EDWARDS'WORK
Religious Affections
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Marquis de Sade
The 120 Days of Sodom his masterpiece written in 1785 but published in 1905 -
Impact of the Enlightenment
The ideas of the Enlightenment played a major role in inspiring the French Revolution, It's emphasis: the rights of common men as opposed to the exclusive rights of the elites. -
REFERENCES
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Age_of_Enlightenment
History of Western Civilization II https://courses.lumenlearning.com/suny-hccc-worldhistory2/chapter/the-age-of-enlightenment/
https://theculturetrip.com/europe/france/paris/articles/10-great-writers-of-the-enlightenment/
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1616405287/?tag=thecultri-20
