Puritans Puritanism began to establish in the late 1600’s when many people within the Church of England wanted to purify and create a middle course between Roman Catholicism and the ideas of the Protestant reformers. Puritanism is a term that originates from the religious group called the Puritans. They were a denomination formed by the great Protestant Reformation in Europe. They were known as nonconformists and dissenters because of their refusal to submit to the …showed first 75 words of 462 total…

…showed last 75 words of 462 total…not overwhelm yourself with joy, since the only thing that you could overwhelm yourself in was God. All of these things sound extremely overwhelming and it seems as though there could be no possible way of doing all of this without committing suicide. Bibliography Sources 1. Lukes, Bonnie L. Colonial America: World History Series. San Diego: Lucent Books, 2000. 2. Dudley, William, ed. Puritanism: Opposing viewpoints. San Diego: Greenhaven Press, 1994. 3. Zeichner, Oscar. “Hutchinson, Anne.” Grolier Encyclopedia. International ed. 1999.