PuritanismPuritanism

Puritanism is the haunting Puritanism is the haunting fear that someone, fear that someone,

somewhere may be happy.somewhere may be happy.

H.L. MenckenH.L. Mencken

PuritansPuritans

People who wanted to purify the Church of People who wanted to purify the Church of England from within.England from within.

T.U.L.I.P.T.U.L.I.P.

T: Total DepravityT: Total Depravity U: Unconditional ElectionU: Unconditional Election L: Limited AtonementL: Limited Atonement I: Irresistible GraceI: Irresistible Grace P: Perseverance of the saintsP: Perseverance of the saints

Total DepravityTotal Depravity Concept of “Original Concept of “Original

Sin”Sin” ““In Adam’s Fall, We In Adam’s Fall, We

Sinned All”Sinned All” Due to Adam and Due to Adam and

Eve’s fall from grace, Eve’s fall from grace, we are all born sinful we are all born sinful and fall short of the and fall short of the glory of God.glory of God.

Unconditional ElectionUnconditional Election

God “saves” only a few selectGod “saves” only a few select Concept of PredestinationConcept of Predestination Those who are saved are known as “The Those who are saved are known as “The

Elect”Elect”

Limited AtonementLimited Atonement

Jesus died for Jesus died for the chosen, not the chosen, not for everyone.for everyone.

Irresistible GraceIrresistible Grace

God’s grace is freely given.God’s grace is freely given. It can neither be earned or denied.It can neither be earned or denied.

Perseverance of the SaintsPerseverance of the Saints

The members of The members of the elect have the the elect have the right to interpret right to interpret the will of God.the will of God.

Those who are Those who are members of the members of the elect will live elect will live uprightly.uprightly.

Puritan Plain StylePuritan Plain Style

Plainness in speech, Plainness in speech, writing, and dress.writing, and dress.

Clothing-black, Clothing-black, brown, graybrown, gray

Worked 300 days a Worked 300 days a year.year.

Did NOT celebrate Did NOT celebrate Christmas-viewed Christmas-viewed as a pagan as a pagan remnant.remnant.

Puritan Work EthicPuritan Work Ethic

Through hard work Through hard work one could obtain one could obtain material and social material and social success.success.

Material and social Material and social success a sign one success a sign one was a member of was a member of the elect.the elect.

Function of Puritan WritingFunction of Puritan Writing

To transform a To transform a mysterious Godmysterious God

To make God more To make God more relevant to the relevant to the universeuniverse

To glorify GodTo glorify God

Types of writingTypes of writing

NonfictionNonfiction– PoetryPoetry– Narratives Narratives

(journals)(journals)– LettersLetters