English Puritans

GPTKB entity

Properties (39)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Religious group
gptkbp:advocatesFor personal piety
the separation of church and state
gptkbp:aimsTo gptkb:Reformation_of_the_Church_of_England
create a 'city upon a hill'
purify_the_Church
gptkbp:challenges gptkb:Native_Americans
gptkbp:contributedTo the development of Congregationalism
gptkbp:established gptkb:Harvard_College
gptkb:Plymouth_Colony
Congregational churches
gptkbp:faced persecution_in_England
gptkbp:fledgingPeriod gptkb:North_America
gptkbp:founded the New England Primer
gptkbp:has a_significant_impact_on_American_religion
gptkbp:has_a_role_in English Civil War
gptkbp:heldIn town meetings
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label English Puritans
gptkbp:includes Notable_figures_like_John_Winthrop
gptkbp:influenced American_culture
American_democracy
the_writings_of_John_Calvin
gptkbp:is_characterized_by a belief in predestination
gptkbp:is_involved_in gptkb:the_Great_Migration
the_Salem_witch_trials
the_founding_of_Massachusetts_Bay_Colony
gptkbp:is_known_for strict moral codes
their sermons
their writings
their emphasis on hard work
gptkbp:is_part_of gptkb:the_Protestant_Reformation
the_larger_English_Reformation
the_larger_Puritan_movement
gptkbp:isNotableFor education
community and family
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Calvinism
gptkbp:opposedBy Catholic_practices
gptkbp:originatedIn gptkb:England
gptkbp:training self-governance