Puritanism

Puritanism, in the 16th and 17th cent., a movement for reform in the Church of England that had a profound influence on the social, political, ethical, and theological ideas of England and America.

Sections in this article:

• Introduction
• Influence on American Society
• Persecution and Emigration
• Branches
• Origins
• Bibliography

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