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Building a New Jerusalem

John Davenport, a Puritan in Three Worlds

  • Hardback
  • 432 pages
  • Publisher: Yale University Press
  • 15.8 x 23.7 x 3.4 cm

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The life of John Davenport, who co-founded the colony of New Haven, has long been overshadowed by his reputation as the most draconian of all Puritan leaders in New England - a reputation he earned due to his opposition to many of the changes that were transforming New England in the post-Restoration era. In this first biography of Davenport, Francis J. Bremer shows that he was in many ways actually a remarkably progressive leader for his time, with a strong commitment to education for both women and men, a vibrant interest in new science, and a dedication to promoting and upholding democratic principles in his congregation at a time when many other Puritan clergymen were emphasizing the power of their office above all else. Bremer's enlightening and accessible biography of an important figure in New England history provides a unique perspective on the seventeenth-century transatlantic Puritan movement.
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  • Title

    Building a New Jerusalem

  • Author

    Francis J. Bremer

  • Book Format

    Hardback

  • Publisher

    Yale University Press

  • Published

    November 2012

  • Weight

    750g

  • Page Count

    432

  • Dimensions

    15.8 x 23.7 x 3.4 cm

  • ISBN

    9780300179132

  • ISBN-10

    0300179138

  • Eden Code

    4038263