This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Puritan sermons were not simply agents for theological debate, conscience, and self-control. Like any works of art, they encourage their ...

A Puritan funeral sermon sets death in its true perspective. Most people think about their own death as a fearful prospect, but the title of a famous Puritan funeral sermon offers a pleasing ...

The New England Quarterly, founded in 1928, is best described by its subtitle, A Historical Review of New England Life and Letters. Through major essays, memoranda and edited documents, ...

George Whitefield, Jarena Lee and Charles Finney. From John Hughes to Joseph Smith, scroll to see how different people living during America's formative years influenced the current state of religion ...