PURITANISM Flashcards
What is Puritanism?
This is the term used to describe the various groups seeking to align the English Church more closely with the doctrines and practices of Prostetantism as it was practiced.
What are 3 ways the Church of England could be organized
- Episcopacy
- Presbytery
- Congregational
What is episcopacy?
It is highly stratified, amenable to a monarchy
What is presbytery?
It is more representative, still capable of unity
What is congregational?
It is radically democratic, prone to splintering
What Conference was meant to reach a compromise?
Hampton Court Conference
They failed but what was the outcome?
The King James Version of the English Bible (1611)
The group that settled in Amsterdam was led by __________ and funded by __________. They merged ____________ with ____________.
John Smyth
Thomas Helwys
Puritan Congregationalism
Anabaptist ideas
They founded a group known as the _________
General Baptist/Baptists
What three main religious groups was trouble brewing between?
- Anglicans: back the power of the monarch
- Puritans: control Scotland and the English Parliament
- Catholics: support from the Pope and the Hapsburgs
What does Charles 1 do when he comes to throne?
- Dissolves Parliament
- Installs Archbishop William Laud to enforce Catholic-leaning unity in the church
- Tries to Convert the Scots
What happened in 1642?
Puritan Parliamentarians take control of England under the leadership of Oliver Cromwell
What did the Puritans come to the New World seeking?
Autonomy, not necessarily fleeing persecution
Who founded the Baptist colony of Rhode Island?
Roger Williams
