"The founding ministers of Hartford's First Church, Thomas Hooker and Samuel Stone, carried a distinctive version of Puritanism to the Connecticut wilderness. Shaped by Protestant interpretations of the writings of St. Augustine, and largely developed during the ministers' years…
The founding ministers of Hartford's First Church, Thomas Hooker and Samuel Stone, carried a distinctive version of Puritanism to the Connecticut wilderness. Shaped by Protestant interpretations of the writings of St. Augustine, and largely developed during the ministers' years …
The founding ministers of Hartford's First Church, Thomas Hooker and Samuel Stone, carried a distinctive version of Puritanism to the Connecticut wilderness. Shaped by Protestant interpretations of the writings of St. Augustine, and largely developed during the ministers' years …
"Hartford Puritanism argues for a new paradigm on New England Puritianism. Hartford's founding ministers, Baird Tipson shows, both fully embraced--and even harshened--Calvin's double predestination. Tipson explores the contributions of the lesser-known William Perkins, Alexander…