Trends in the study of the Puritans have long functioned as a mirror reflecting broader cultural trends. For George Bancroft in the decades before the Civil War it was the Puritans as heralds of ...

When winter cold settles in across the U.S., the alleged "War on Christmas" heats up. In recent years, department store greeters and Starbucks cups have sparked furor by wishing customers "happy ...

‘The Practice of Piety’ by Lewis Bayly was the most popular book in Puritan England. Still today, Christians around the world read John Bunyan's classic allegory The Pilgrim's Progress with profit.

I. Uprooting -- 1. Emergence of a Puritan faction -- A. Puritans and parliament / John Field and Thomas Wilcox -- B. Puritans and the king / Anonymous -- 2. Emergence of Puritan theology / William ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. _ A dozen heads bow as Derek Baars prays that God will bless their day at Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary. “Holy Father, as we gather for prayer, we thank thee so much for ...