Puritanism

Purtianism

The Puritans Covenant Theology Salem Witch Trials
 * Wanted a pure, non-corrupted, non-Catholic Church in England
 * Followers of John Calvin
 * Call themselves the Elect, all others are called Strangers
 * Believed God would punish communities for the sins of the people
 * Thought God would punish England, wanted to get out
 * Covenant = Contract
 * Puritans believed in a Covenant with God
 * Started with Adam creating Original Sin because he broke his Covenant
 * So breaking your Covenant is REALLY bad
 * Abraham
 * Abraham father of a chosen race
 * Pre-destination
 * The idea that a person is going to hell or heaven from birth
 * If they're going to hell they can't change it with good deeds
 * If they're going to heaven they can screw it up by performing bad deeds
 * However, those going to heaven would be more likely to do good deeds, so everyone is encouraged to perform good deeds
 * So you're screwed if you're going to hell, but it's in your best interest in case you are going to heaven to perform good deeds to secure your spot
 * Community Problems
 * One: Population Growth
 * A lot of people show up over time
 * 60 to 30,000 people
 * Not all Puritans
 * Two: Physical Separation
 * More land
 * Area they had would get crowded so they’d get more land
 * Then they’d form more towns to spread out the population
 * Build houses all together they eventually need more room
 * Communities are separated and hard to gather together
 * Three: Land Scarcity
 * Not enough land for people
 * Population spreads out because they need land to build houses and grow food
 * Depended on trade
 * Puritans made their own supplies to sell
 * Needed commercial interaction with people
 * The more they relied on it the more they were forced to accept people who weren’t Puritans into their societies
 * Need to trade stuff besides crops
 * Not enough crops to trade
 * Do not share money as a community