The Puritans came to New England not merely to save their souls but to establish a "visible" kingdom of God, a society where outward conduct would be according to God's laws. This book discusses the desire of the Puritans to be socially virtuous and their wish to force social virtue upon others.
The Puritan Family: Religion and Domestic Relations in Seventeenth-Century New England
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Author(s)Morgan, Edmund S.
PublisherHarper & Row Publishers
ISBN / ASIN0061312274
ISBN-139780061312274
AvailabilityIn Stock.
Sales Rank650,805
CategoryHistory
MarketplaceUnited States 🇺🇸
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