The career of John Cotton : Puritanism and the American experience / by Larzer Ziff.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ziff, Larzer, 1927- author.

Series:

Princeton legacy library.

Princeton Legacy Library

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cotton, John, 1584-1652.

Cotton, John.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (293 p.)

Place of Publication:

Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, 1962.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Why is so little heard about John Cotton, who was acknowledged in his own lifetime as the greatest Puritan preacher in America? Why has he alone remained an enigma among the founding fathers of American protestantism? Professor Ziff examines Cotton's career as a teacher and preacher, both in England and New England; comparing Cotton's preaching and theology with that of his contemporaries in both the established church and the various Puritan sects, he shows Cotton as a significant man of his own time. Yet his influence, although of great importance to the crucial early beginnings of the protestant churches in America, could not extend itself beyond his generation. In this study, Cotton emerges clearly as a vital stabilizing influence between the separatist extremists and those who sought to re-establish the old order in the new world.Originally published in 1962.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

Preface

Acknowledgments

Contents

1. Education for Puritanism (1584-1612)

2. The First Boston (1612-1633)

3. The Second Boston (1633-1636)

4. Pupil and Lesson on Trial (1636-1638)

5. The Teacher's Art and Attitude (1639)

6. The Time of the Fifth Vial (1640-1644)

7. The Middle Path (1645-1648)

8. The Late Howling Wilderness (1648-1652)

Afterword

Bibliographical Note

Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

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:

0-691-65186-8

1-4008-7683-4

OCLC:

966762901