Final - America Flashcards
What was Christianity in America?
It was the “Old faith” in the “New World”. This world was a vast frontier open to new religious and cultural impressions.
Who was Isacc Watts?
Isacc Watts (1674 - 1748 ), was an English Nonconformist minister, regarded as the father of English hymnody. Watts, whose father was a Nonconformist, studied at the Dissenting Academy at Stoke Newington, London, which he left in 1694. In 1696 he became tutor to the family of Sir John Hartopp of Stoke Newington (a center of religious dissent) and of Freeby, Leicestershire, and preached his first sermons in the family chapel at Freeby.
Who were the Pilgrims?
During the reign of James I, some Puritans were discouraged at the pace of reform and separated from the Church of England. After a short stay in the Netherlands, separated from the Puritans and were known as “Pilgrims”. They eventually established the American colony in Plymouth (Southern Massachusetts) in 1620.
Who was John Winthrop?
John Winthrop (1588 - 1649) was a “man of means”. A lawyer that envisioned a “city on a hill” in New England. In March 1629, Winthrop gained a royal charter to establish the Massachusetts Bay Colony. In 1630, he was joined by 700 colonists to set sail to NE in eleven ships.
How long does the colonization last?
It lasts between 1607 - 1776.
Original 13 colonies?
DE, MA, CT, PA, NJ, MD, SC, NH, VA, NY, NC, RI, and GA.
What type of ecclesiastical climate do the colonies create?
They create a climate of diversity. There was a union of Calvinism, Lutheranism, and Presbyterianism. This inherent diversity was unique from the “old world”.
Roman Catholicism and America?
Roman Catholicism was in existence in America since the arrival of Christopher Columbus in 1492.
What colony was based on the Church of England (Episcopal)?
That was Virginia.
What authority lay in American Episcopal Churches?
Limited authority to ordain priests or run key decisions in Church government. All major decisions were tied to England.
What Church was sympathetic to Puritan cause in America?
That would be the Episcopal Church in Virginia. They established a Puritan version of the Episcopal church.
When was the Mayflower Compact?
In 1620. The early Pilgrims/Puritans wanted to run their own government. Desired some form of religious liberty. Developed a civil body politic based on equal laws.
When and where was the first baptist church established.?
In Rhode Island in 1639 by Roger Williams.
Who was Roger Williams?
Roger Williams (1603–1683) founded the state of Rhode Island and its first major city, Providence. He was also famous for being an advocate of separation of church and state and founded the first baptist church in 1638. He also believed that neither ministers nor magistrates had rights to Indian Native American land.
Who was George Fox?
George Fox (1624 - 1691) was an English Dissenter, who was a founder of the Religious Society of Friends, commonly known as the Quakers or Friends. He found a home in Pennsylvania that had more toleration to churches. They claimed to “quake” when they witnessed the inner light.
