Definicje 1

Question 1

Puritan doctrine

Answer 1

Consistent with calvinism, pessimistic. God’s grace is neccessary for salvation. Main points:
- Deprivation of humanity
- Predestination
- Irresistible Grace

Question 2

Puritans in America

Answer 2

• Thought of themselves as saviors on God’s mission.
• Wanted to build God’s city on earth

Question 3

Role of literacy

Answer 3

Important. Was meant to be used as a tool to understand God.

Question 4

History and Chronicle

Answer 4

Puritans believed that historical events would help them understand God

Question 5

Southern Literature

Answer 5

Focused on Money

Question 6

Autobiography

Answer 6

Didactic, ideological. Confessional mode. Most of them included the motive of conversion to God.

Question 7

Sermons

Answer 7

Means of Grace; ways of God communicating his grace to others. Plain style, creativity, clarity. Explonation -> Application (how does it apply in real life?)

Question 8

Captivity Narrative

Answer 8

Many Puritans were captured by the natives, and they would describe their experiences through literature. The captured one would await the help from God.

Question 9

Puritan Poetry

Answer 9

Least important genre; had to be practical and functional.

Question 10

Great Awakening

Answer 10

Revivalist movement in the 1730s-40s that was meant to bring back the intensivity of the original church. Preachers would move from place to place, organizing meetings and powerful sermons. Awakening stressed the importance of bringing God into one’s heart.