The Puritan Millennium: Literature and Theology, 1550-1682 (Revised Edition)Puritanism was an intensely eschatological movement. From the beginnings of the movement, Puritan writers developed eschatological interests in distinct contexts and often for conflicting purposes. Their reformist agenda emphasized their eschatological hopes. In a series of readings of texts by John Foxe, James Usser, George Gillespie, John Rogers, John Milton and John Bunyan, this book provides an interdisciplinary exploration of Puritan thinking about the last things. |
Contents
The Development of the Puritan Apocalypse | 21 |
The Marian Exiles and the Construction of the Tradition | 59 |
James Ussher and the Collapse of the Genevan Worldview | 87 |
George Gillespie and the Scottish Revolution | 115 |
John Milton and the Reaction to the Westminster Assembly | 147 |
John Rogers and Irish Puritan Conversions | 177 |
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The Puritan Millennium: Literature and Theology, 1550-1682 Crawford Gribben No preview available - 2008 |
The Puritan Millennium: Literature and Theology,1550-1682 Crawford Gribben No preview available - 2008 |
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