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Puritanical Analysis of Hawthorn’s The Scarlet Letter What are Puritan and Puritanism The Puritans were a significant grouping of English Protestants in the 16th and 17th centuries. Puritanism is an activist movement within the Church of England The Development of Puritanism Origin of Puritanism In 1517, Martin Luther in Germany, Zwingli in Switzerland and John Calvin in Geneva. Etc promoted various movements and established various protestant churches. In 1581, the first Puritan church established in London The Development of Puritanism The Puritan Move to the New World In 1620, a group of Puritans made settlements in the new world. In 1643, the puritan community grew much stronger For close to eight years the Puritans held absolute power in New England. The Development of Puritanism The Demise of Puritanism in the new world In 1692, power of the clergy was lessened Lost support in England People felt suppressed and were more concerned with economic matters Their Beliefs: Puritans believed that secular governors are accountable to God to protect and reward virtue, argued that the only head of the Church in heaven or earth is Christ Puritans believed that man existed for the glory of God; that his first concern in life was to do Gods will and so to receive future happiness. Puritans emphasized the need for self-examination and the strict accounting for one’s feelings as well as one’s deeds Puritanism : The religious movement of the Puritans. Religious belief of American founders Provides a set of values for American society and culture: God has supreme authority over human affairs Individuals and society need to pursue moral purity Each person should be reformed by the grace of God to fight against sin Desire to create a just society but intolerance for other views Need to be educated in order to read the Bible oppose to pleasure and their lives were disciplined and hard. Work hard Contribution vs. Rebel Contributions: breaking away from English control, dev