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The Price of Redemption

Spiritual Economy of Puritan New England

by Mark A. Peterson

  • Hardback
  • 340 pages
  • Publisher: Stanford University Press
  • 16.1 x 23.7 x 2.7 cm

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Beginning with the first colonists and continuing down to the present, the dominant narrative of New England Puritanism has maintained that piety and prosperity were enemies, that the rise of commerce delivered a mortal blow to the fervor of the founders, and that later generations of Puritans fell away from their religious heritage as they moved out across the New England landscape. This book offers a new alternative to the prevailing narrative, which has been frequently criticized but heretofore never adequately replaced. The author s argument follows two main strands. First, he shows that commercial development, rather than being detrimental to religion, was necessary to sustain Puritan religious culture. It was costly to establish and maintain a vital Puritan church, for the needs were many, including educated ministers who commanded substantial salaries; public education so that the laity could be immersed in the Bible and devotional literature (substantial expenses in themselves); the building of meeting houses; and the furnishing of communion tables all and more were required for the maintenance of Puritan piety.
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  • Author

    Mark A. Peterson

  • Book Format

    Hardback

  • Publisher

    Stanford University Press

  • Published

    December 1997

  • Weight

    672g

  • Page Count

    340

  • Dimensions

    16.1 x 23.7 x 2.7 cm

  • ISBN

    9780804729123

  • ISBN-10

    0804729123

  • Eden Code

    1159572

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