Thomas Hooker, 1586-1647 / Frank Shuffelton.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Shuffelton, Frank, 1940- author.

Series:

Princeton legacy library.

Princeton Legacy Library

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hooker, Thomas, 1586-1647.

Congregationalists--Connecticut--Hartford--Biography.

Clergy--Connecticut--Hartford--Biography.

Hartford (Conn.)--Biography.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (338 pages).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, 1977.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Examining the relationship between Hooker's activities and his writings, Frank Shuffelton considers his role in the crises of early New England politics and religion. The author analyzes Hooker's works and shows that as preacher and pastor, theologian and architect of the Puritan religious community, Thomas Hooker voiced concerns that remained important throughout American history.The analysis of Hooker's career is especially valuable for the information it provides concerning his close involvement with the major issues of the day: the conflict between Roger Williams and the Bay Colony; the antinomian controversy; the political and religious striving of the Massachusetts Bay Colony; and the forming of a truly American community. The author distinguishes several phases in Hooker's activities that correspond to his cultural and geographical milieu at different times. He discusses Hooker's education, first pastoral experience, and career.Originally published in 1977.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Preface

ONE. Education and Conversion

TWO. Pastoral Beginnings

THREE. The English Preaching Career

FOUR. The Netherlands Experiment

FIVE. Massachusetts

SIX. Connecticut

SEVEN. The New England Way

EIGHT. Heritage

BIBLIOGRAPHICAL ESSAY

INDEX

Notes:

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-691-64110-2

1-4008-7112-3

OCLC:

933516297