description: Thematically surveys the books, sermon notes, and unpublished writings of John Cotton, Thomas Hooker, Richard Mather, Roger Williams, and other important Puritan clerical writers who spent part of their lives in New England. Emphasizes not only their common features, but also their heritage from and concern with religious reform in England, of which they saw the colonies as a mere extension. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.
language: English
title: Shaping New Englands: Puritan Clergymen in Seventeenth-Century England and New England
publisher: Twayne Pub