ENGL204 Study Guide - Comprehensive Final Exam Guide - Wilderness, Walt Whitman, White People
20 Nov 2018
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By 1580s: england in conflict over religious reform movement (result of reformation and establishment of church of england) Ca 30,000 in one decade; puritans in the minority. Political system: allegiance to crown, but self-government (until 1692) By 1650: only 30% of ne colonists were puritans, but they had the power of gov. Puritan used sermons to describe their community in america: You are on constant look out for signs compare your life to biblical stories/events. Biblical history = anti-type (puritan experience = type) The elect: calvinistic/puritan concept where you imagine yourself to have a special relationship with god (he offers grace, you offer work) Signs and experience of conversion are tokens for being a member of the elect. Found out through self-examination and public examination. But life is nothing but a series of afflictions. You must examine the external world and your internal self for signs that speak to your progress towards salvation/regeneration.
