The solemn hour approaches. It will soon be just three hundred years since the Pilgrims let go their anchor off the coast of Cape Cod. A flood of oratory will surely descend upon us. The New England ...

From Protestant to Reformed -- A movement emerges -- Reformation in Scotland -- The practical divinity -- A reformation of manners -- Royal policies, local alternatives -- A new Sion? Reform, ...

Hand-colored engraving of Puritans about to embark for America. (Alamy) When the word “Puritan” entered the English language almost 500 years ago, it came as an insult—a “soul-killing Nick-name,” as ...

(The Conversation) — Every November, numerous articles recount the arrival of 17th-century English Pilgrims and Puritans and their quest for religious freedom. Stories are told about the founding of ...

The Mind of the Master Class is a masterpiece. In The Mind of the Master Class: History and Faith in the Southern Slaveholders’ Worldview, Elizabeth Fox-Genovese and Eugene Genovese embark upon a task ...

Puritans in prayer as a man leads the blessing at Thanksgiving dinner, from an 1867 illustration History News Network This post is in partnership with the History News Network, the website that puts ...

The Puritans who left England and settled in New England were Christians. The Quakers who left England and settled in Pennsylvania were Christians. They both protested some beliefs of the Church of ...