(In another blow for Puritan exceptionalism ... Other virtue names also popped up in pop culture. Faith surged in popularity, possibly boosted by the 1987 release of George Michael’s album ...

But even for those who succumbed to the Puritans’ evangelization, their culture and destiny changed dramatically and unalterably. A devastating outcome of Puritan cultural dominance and ...

Elizabeth was able to deal with the Puritan threat in Parliament as she had the power to simply close Parliament if they tried to discuss issues she did not want them to. Some Puritans valued good ...

Raylene Hinz-Penner here, a Liberal, Kansas native, retired English professor now living in Newton, with a glimpse into Wordy Shipmates, an edgy pop-history novel about the characters and culture of ...

Puritans sang psalms a cappella ... embarking on a moral crusade to spread Spanish culture and Catholicism to the non-Christians in present-day Mexico and the American Southwest.

The word Puritan comes from ‘purity’ or ‘purify’. These were extreme Protestants who wanted to purify the Church of England by returning to the simple and uncomplicated worship and way of ...