Puritan/colonial Flashcards
Grace
Gods gift for the elect
Good works
Evidence of gods grace
Plain style
Emphasis on simplicity, clothes, architecture, writing, etc
Divine mission
“New Israelites” covenant with God, purifying the church
Indevidual vs collective
Debating whether the need of the community outweigh the needs of the individual.
American Dream
The dream of the life that all people want
Philosophy/big questions
What is our purpose etc
Human nature
Are people good or evil?
Superstition/supernatural
Explanation for unstable ideas,
The puritans/pilgrims were
Separatists.
When did the pilgrims do their thing, who was their leader, where did they settle. What did they want to do
- William Bradford, Plymouth. Wanted to sever all ties with England and start from scratch,
When did the puritans do their thing, who was their leader, where did they settle. What was their goal?
1630, John win trope and Massachusetts bay company. Landed at Boston, goal was to purify the church by setting an example.
Nickname for the pilgrims
Scrooby separatists
4 topics for a model of Christian charity.
People, work, end, means
What are the 3 things God will not accept failure from
Disrupting his marriage to us, corrupting the church, disobeying the lord