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The Mathers

Three Generations of Puritan Intellectuals, 1596-1728

By: Robert Middlekauff

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Paperback | 29 June 1999 | Edition Number 1

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In this classic work of American religious history, Robert Middlekauff traces the evolution of Puritan thought and theology in America from its origins in New England through the early eighteenth century. He focuses on three generations of intellectual ministers - Richard, Increase, and Cotton Mather - in order to challenge the traditional telling of the secularization of Puritanism, a story of faith transformed by reason, science, and business. Delving into the Mathers' private papers and unpublished writings as well as their sermons and published works, Middlekauff describes a Puritan theory of religious experience that is more creative, complex, and uncompromising than traditional accounts have allowed. At the same time, he portrays changing ideas and patterns of behavior that reveal much about the first hundred years of American life.
This edition includes a new preface by the author.

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"A volume of considerable importance and great clarity for the study of Puritan thought."--"Saturday Review

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Richard Mather (1596-1669): History
The Founder	p. 3
The Antichrist	p. 20
The Church	p. 35
The Word	p. 58
Increase Mather (1639-1723): Typology
An Unripened Puritan	p. 79
The Invention of New England	p. 96
The Church of the Pure	p. 113
The Invisible World	p. 139
The Word in Boston	p. 162
Chiliasm	p. 179
Cotton Mather (1663-1728): Prophecy
The Virtuous Epicure	p. 191
Christian Union and the Meaning of New England	p. 209
The Psychology of Abasement	p. 231
Christ and the Covenant	p. 247
The Failure of Reformation	p. 262
The Experimental Philosophy	p. 279
The Experimental Religion	p. 305
The Prophecy of Joel	p. 320
"On the Borders of Paradise"	p. 350
Notes	p. 369
A Note on the Sources	p. 426
Index	p. 429
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