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Puritanism in the United States. This category comprises articles related to Puritans, the movement of Reformed Protestants that originated in England in the 16th century, in the United States .
Puritanizmus (náboženstvo) Puritanizmus alebo puritánstvo (prívrženec sa volá puritán; angl. puritanism od pure - čistý) bol radikálny protestantský smer v anglicky hovoriacich krajinách od 16. storočia. Pôvodní puritáni hlásali potrebu „očisty“ náuky a bohoslužieb v zmysle kalvinizmu a kládli dôraz na súkromnú ...
Puritan. Puritan, lebih tepatnya Kaum Puritan dari Inggris pada abad ke-16 dan 17 adalah kumpulan sejumlah kelompok keagamaan yang memperjuangkan "kemurnian" doktrin dan tata cara peribadatan, begitu juga kesalehan perseorangan dan jemaat.
The major Whig historian, S. R. Gardiner, popularised the idea that the English Civil War was a "Puritan Revolution" that challenged the repressive Stuart Church and prepared the way for religious toleration. Thus, Puritanism was seen as the natural ally of a people preserving their traditional rights against arbitrary monarchical power.
Oliver Cromwell (25 April 1599 – 3 September 1658) was an English statesman, politician, and soldier, widely regarded as one of the most important figures in the history of the British Isles. He came to prominence during the 1639 to 1653 Wars of the Three Kingdoms, initially as a senior commander in the Parliamentarian army and latterly as a ...
John Cotton (4 December 1585 – 23 December 1652) was a clergyman in England and the American colonies, and was considered the preeminent minister and theologian of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. He studied for five years at Trinity College, Cambridge, and nine years at Emmanuel College, Cambridge. He had already built a reputation as a scholar ...
Puritanisme. Puritanisme (af latin: puritas ≈ renhed) var en streng religiøs reformatorisk ( calvinistisk) bevægelse i den angelsaksiske verden, som opstod i England omkring 1560 i utålmodighed over langsommeligheden med kirkens overgang fra katolicismen til reformationen, og som kulminerede i midten af 1600-tallet.
