num_pages: 208
description: 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.
language: English
title: The Puritan Family: Religion and Domestic Relations in Seventeenth-Century New England
titlecomplete: The Puritan Family: Religion and Domestic Relations in Seventeenth-Century New England
genres: Religion, American, 17th Century, Nonfiction, American History, Theology, Church History, Christian, Sociology, History
ratings_count: 154
publisher: Harper & Row Publishers