Agents of Wrath, Sowers of Discord: Authority and Dissent in Puritan Massachusetts, 1630-1655

ISBN-13: 9780415977319 / Angielski / Twarda / 2005 / 206 str.

Timothy L. Wood

Opis

Agents of Wrath, Sowers and Discord reconciles two conflicting schools of thought within the historiography of American Puritanism, and provides a new look at religious and political controversy in colonial New England. Addressing more recent scholarship that dismisses the notion of a discernable Puritan identity, Timothy L. Wood challenges previous interpretations that have depicted a monolithic Puritan establishment ruthlessly crushing all principled opposition within the colony, and instead emphasizes the enormous importance the colony's leadership placed upon balancing their allegiance to the colony and its institutions with the Christian duty of reconciliation. Wood's book contends that under the threat of social and intellectual chaos on the frontiers of America, there emerged a core Puritan mission that was either embraced or spurned by New England's founders, but widely understood by all.

Spis treści

IntroductionI. Reflections on Authority and DissentII. Toward a Religious IdentityIII. Toward A Civil IdentityIV. Channels of AuthorityV. Avenues of DissentConclusionBibliography

O autorze

Timothy L. Wood holds a PhD from Marquette University, and is assistant professor of history at Southwest Baptist University. He began his teaching career at Alice Lloyd College, where he was an assistant professor of history from 2002-04. He holds a B.A. from Indiana University Southeast, and an M.A. from the University of Louisville. He has published articles in such publications as The New England Quarterly, Rhode Island History, Fides et Historia, Historical Journal of Massachusetts, The Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society, Methodist History, and the Wesleyan Theological Journal.