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Building a New Jerusalem: John Davenport, a Puritan in Three Worlds

by Francis J. Bremer
Building a New Jerusalem: John Davenport, a Puritan in Three Worlds

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ISBN13: 9780300179132
ISBN10: 0300179138



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John Davenport, who cofounded the colony of New Haven, has been neglected in studies that view early New England primarily from a Massachusetts viewpoint.and#160;Francis J. Bremer restores the clergyman to importance by examining Davenportand#8217;sand#160;crucial roleand#160;as an advocate for religious reform in England and the Netherlands before his emigration, his engagement with an international community of scholars and clergy, and his significant contributions to colonial America.and#160;Bremer shows that he was in many ways a remarkably progressive leader for his time, with a strong commitment to education for both women and men, a vibrant interest in new science, and a dedication to upholding democratic principles in churches at a time when many other Puritan clergymen were emphasizing the power of their office above all else.

Bremerand#8217;s enlightening and accessible biography of an important figure in New England history provides a unique perspective on the seventeenth-century transatlantic Puritan movement.

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"This, in short, is a book that anyone interested in Puritanism on either side of the Atlantic would buy and have to read."and#8212;Peter Lake, Vanderbilt University

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and#8220;To anyone who thinks that Massachusetts Bay equals and#8216;New England,and#8217; I say: read this book. To anyone who thinks that John Davenport was unimportant, I say: read this book. You will be enlightened by Francis Bremerand#8217;s compelling study of a man who profoundly influenced New Englandand#8217;s early religious and secular history.and#8221;and#8212;Mary Beth Norton, author of In the Deviland#8217;s Snare: The Salem Witchcraft Crisis of 1692

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and#160;and#160;andquot;Frank Bremer has written a richly detailed biography of a major figure that retrieves his career on both sides of the Atlantic and throws a fresh light on theology, the making of the Congregational Way, and the building of New England institutions. Anyone interested in the seventeenth-century Anglo-American world can learn from this impressive book.andquot;andmdash;David D. Hall, Harvard Divinity School

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andquot;No one is better qualified than Francis Bremer to excavate the memory of an almost-forgotten pioneer of the first English colonies in North America. The principal founder of an American New Jerusalem, Davenport exhibited a peculiar mixture of obstinate high principle and determination to seek peace and unity which deserves honoring, particularly in an age of American religion which is just as highly politically-charged as his own.andquot;andmdash;Diarmaid MacCulloch, author of Christianity: The First Three Thousand Yearsand#160;

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andldquo;A knowledgeable appraisal of an overlooked but important figure in our colonial history.andrdquo;andmdash;Kirkus Reviews

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Shortlisted for the 2012 Mountains and Plains Independent Booksellers Association, Reading the West Book Awards in the Adult Nonfiction category.

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Finalist for the 2013 New England Society Book Awards in the Nonfiction category.

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and#8220;This fine biography finds that the man long regarded as the most hardline and recalcitrant of all New England puritans was actually quite cosmopolitan.and#8221;and#8212;Journal of Religion

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Francis J. Bremer is professor of history emeritus, Millersville University of Pennsylvania. He has been a fellow at Oxford and Cambridge Universities in England and at Trinity College, Dublin.and#160; He is the author of Puritanism: A Very Short Introduction and a biography of John Winthrop.

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ISBN:
9780300179132
Binding:
Hardcover
Publication date:
11/27/2012
Publisher:
Yale University Press
Language:
English
Pages:
440
Height:
1.30IN
Width:
6.20IN
LCCN:
2012006783
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Yes
Author:
Francis J. Bremer
Subject:
Biography-Historical

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