Puritans: A Sourcebook of Their Writings, Vol. 2

By Perry Miller

Book Overview

Critically acclaimed classic lets Puritans speak for themselves in crucial documents covering history, theory of state and society, religion, customs, behavior, biographies and letters, poetry,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0061310948
• ISBN13: 9780061310942
• Release Date: January 1963
• Publisher: Harpercollins College Div
• Weight: 1.07 lbs.

Customer Reviews

A More Objective Review

Considering the only other review for this book currently available, I felt compelled to write a review that is actually about the book, not the subject of the book. A Harvard professor deserves at least that. Perry Miller's classic introduction to the New England Puritans remains an essential text for anyone seeking to understand the complexities of a much maligned and often misunderstood religious movement. An understanding of the New England Puritans is absolutely essential to an understanding of American History and American society. Miller does not espouse the doctrines of Puritanism; he provides a concise and helpful historical background and then guides the reader through some representative samples of their writing. This is not a book designed to convert someone to Puritanism. A sidenote: The Puritans referred to in this book have not existed for centuries, so I assure you no reviewer of this book actually left the Puritanism described in this book.