Concetti Chiave
- Puritans were critical of political compromises during Elizabeth I and James I, leading to their emigration to the USA for political and religious freedom.
- Many Puritans were Cambridge graduates, some of whom became Anglican priests to enact local church changes.
- Theological influences include continental reformed theology and native dissenting traditions, emphasizing personal religious experience and simple worship.
- Puritan beliefs centered on God's role in salvation, the Bible as life's guide, church teachings aligning with Scripture, and societal unity.
- The Puritan work ethic laid the foundation for the idea of the self-made man and influenced England's commercial and industrial development.
Criticism and emigration
Puritans are famous for being extremely critical about the political compromises during the reign of Elizabeth I and James I. They asked for several reforms and the abolition of bishops but it wasn’t grant because the church became repressive, so the puritans decided to emigrate in U.S.A. (Massachusetts) where they started a political revolution and development.
Many of them were graduated at Cambridge University and some of them became Anglican priests to make changes in the local church.
Theological roots and beliefs
The theological roots of puritans are the The puritans encouraged:
- direct personal religious experience
- sincere moral conduct/ behaviour
- simple worship services.
Puritanism was based on 1) Personal salvation was entirely/ totally in God.
2) The Bible provided the indispensable guide in men’s life (it was a point of reference)
3) The church should express the teaching of Scriptures (the Biblical instructions)
4) The society was one unified whole
So they believed in the authority of the Scriptures (the supremely force of Bible) and they thought that the reconciliation with God come as a gift of his grace received by faith.
Influence on society and politics
Puritans believed also in hard work, the base of an Anglo-Saxon’s idea: every man by working hard could reach success, that is a sign of God benevolence (a gift)--> The hard work attitude was to be great value in the future development of a commercial and industrial England. The persisting influence of puritans is still be found in some features of the English characters and life style (self-made men, democracy…). Puritanism was one of the moving forces in the rise of English Parliament at the early 16th century/ Puritanism was a religious and political movement during the reign of Elizabeth I and James I.
Domande da interrogazione
- ¿Por qué los puritanos decidieron emigrar a Estados Unidos?
- ¿Cuáles eran las convicciones fundamentales del puritanismo?
- ¿Qué impacto tuvo el puritanismo en la sociedad inglesa?
Los puritanos decidieron emigrar a Estados Unidos porque sus demandas de reformas y la abolición de obispos no fueron concedidas, y la iglesia se volvió represiva.
Las convicciones fundamentales del puritanismo incluían la salvación personal como un acto de Dios, la Biblia como guía indispensable, la iglesia como expresión de las Escrituras, y la sociedad como un todo unificado.
El puritanismo influyó en el desarrollo de una ética de trabajo arduo, contribuyó al surgimiento del Parlamento inglés y dejó una persistente influencia en el carácter y estilo de vida inglés, como la idea del "self-made man" y la democracia.
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