PPT-Spiritual Formation Puritan Meditation Puritan Puritans Meditation

Puritan Meditation Meditation for the Puritans was central to all the means of grace or what we might call spiritual disciplines Meditation enhanced and improved public worship sermons Bible study baptism the Lords Supper prayer. New Immigrants come to America. . Most of the New England colonists were religious . dissidents. . . New Immigrants come to America. Most New England colonists disagree with England’s . 1560-1770. What is a Puritan?. The Puritans were single-minded visionaries convinced of the rightness of their beliefs, but they were also practical and businesslike.. They felt that Christian worship and church organization should be simplified in order to more closely resemble Biblical models.. Why would a large number of English people leave their country and homes for a destination far across the Atlantic Ocean?. From 1630 to 1641, approximately 13,000 Puritans left England for New England – WHY?. . and . Separatists. . What’s the difference?. England in the 15. th. Century. In Europe most people were Roman Catholic.. There were some Jews and Muslims, too but no Protestants.. The Protestant churches have not been founded yet.. Puritans and Pilgrims. Basic Puritan Beliefs and Characteristics. Calvinism- Predestination decided by omnipotent God. Education for all. Hard work. Material success was a sign from God that you could be one of the chosen. What is the difference between the two and how did they impact the colonies and the future of the United States.. Pu·ri·tan. ˈ. pyo͝oritn. /. noun. noun: . Puritan. ; plural noun: . Puritans. 1. . . Practices. CS 510. If . . .. If the purpose of the church is to love and obey God and to love people, then this mandate also becomes the purpose of intentional disciples of Jesus—the Head of the Church.. of 1692. Hysteria is born . . . . The . Big. Ps and the little ps. Pilgrims. . Pilgrim: a traveler – one who has come from afar – to a religious or holy land. Known as the Separatists . Mayflower, 1620, Plymouth Rock. Puritan. Puritan History. The Church of England retained Religious garb with the Roman Catholic Church.. The Puritans were against these implementations, although they did retain some in the New World.. . Who?. Christians from England . Where and When?. Settled in Boston in 1630 (Massachusetts Bay Colony). Why?. To reform the Anglican church and “purify” it. Hence, Puritans. Motivation?. T. o . The Settlement. of New England. Separatists. vs. . Puritans. Puritanism. Calvinism . . . Institutes of the Christian Religion. Predestination.. Good works could not save those predestined for hell.. Vikings reach Canada – 1000AD. Spanish. Columbus 1492. Ponce de Leon reaches Florida 1513. St. Augustine 1565. British. Roanoke 1580s. Jamestown 1607. Recreated Norse Sod Longhouse. Why Britain colonized America. The Puritans in England. Puritans are a group of religious purists who fomented a . revolution in England . in the 1600’s. The Puritan leader, Oliver Cromwell, defeated King Charles I, beheaded him and became “Lord Protectorate” of the United Kingdom. They ruled England for 30 years until 1666 when Cromwell died.. Who were the Puritans?. Puritans are a group of people who wanted to escape the theocracy of the Anglican Church and the King of England.. What . distinguished their faith from other of their time period?.