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Seizing Every Moment for Prayer
How one Puritan secretly blessed thousands.
God's Goodness In an Indian Attack
A Puritan woman’s frightening ordeal.
Deathbed Vigil
Anguished Conversion
How “vile” young Thomas Shepard met God.
The American Puritans: Did You Know?
Little-known or remarkable facts about the American Puritans
Cassandra Niemczyk is an independent scholar who contributed to The Variety of American Evangelicalism (Tennessee, 1991).
The American Puritans: From the Editor - Questions You Asked
Kevin A. Miller, Executive Editor
Quest For Pure Christianity
For 100 years, the American Puritans strove to create a model Christian society.
Dr. Edwin S. Gaustad is professor emeritus of history and religion at the University of California Riverside, and author of A Religious History of America (Harper & Row, 1990).
Ordering Their Private World
What Puritans did to grow spiritually
Dr. Charles E. Hambrick-Stowe is pastor of Church of the Apostles (United Church of Christ) in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and adjunct professor of church history at Lancaster Theological Seminary. He is author of The Practice of Piety: Puritan Devotional Disciplines in Seventeenth-Century New England (North Carolina, 1982), from which portions of this article have been adapted.
New England Dynasty
The lives and legacies of the Mathers, America's most influential Puritan family.
Dr. George W. Harper is professor of church history and theology at Alliance Biblical Seminary in Manila.
When the Sermon Reigned
No activity shaped Puritans more than their "plain" preaching. Here's what it was like.
Dr. Allen C. Guelzo is associate professor of history at Eastern College in St. David's, Pennsylvania. He is the author of Edwards on the Will: A Century of American Theological Debate (Wesleyan, 1989<).
The American Puritans: Christian History Timeline
Dr. Francis J. Bremer is professor of history at Millersville (Pennsylvania) University. He is author of The Puritan Experiment: New England Society from Bradford to Edwards (St. Martin's, 1976).
The American Puritans: A Gallery of Gifted Founders
The first generation of American Puritans was extraordinarily talented. Here are five leading examples.
Mark Galli is managing editor of Christian History.
Theology On Fire
Puritans were not lukewarm about anything, let alone what they believed about God.
Dr. J. I. Packer is Professor of Systematic and Historical Theology at Regent College in Vancouver, British Columbia, and author of numerous books, including A Quest for Godliness: The Puritan Vision of the Christian Life (Crossway, 1990).
Where American Puritans Lived
Witch Hunting in Salem
Why were 19 people hanged?
David D. Hall
The Puritans Behind the Myths
And how these adventurers affect us today.
interview with Harry S. Stout
The American Puritans: Recommended Resources
Mark Galli is managing editor of Christian History.
The American Puritans: About This Issue
Mark Galli, Managing Editor
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