1. Colonial Period,

2. Focus Questions
How did religion affect the literature of the Colonial Period?
What aspects of Puritanism are visible in contemporary society?

3. Calvinism: The Legacy of John Calvin (1509-1564)
was a French theologian, pastor, & social reformer
is considered the founder of the Puritan ethic

4. Why leave England?
To purify or separate from the ‘corrupt’ Church of England
To seek religious freedom

5. Pilgrims in Holland

6. Arrival
The 1st colony was Roanoke, NC in 1585 – became known as the lost colony. White returns in 1590 – “Croatoan” is marked on a tree.
The 2nd colony was founded at Jamestown, Virginia, in 1607.
The Pilgrims, founders of Plymouth, Massachusetts, arrived in 1620.
Between were as many university grads in northeastern section of US than in the mother country. Interesting fact because intellectuals were often aristocrats; colonial life was far from easy living.

7. Jamestown, Virginia 1607

8. Toon Time

9. The Colonies

10. Puritan Beliefs
Total Depravity Unconditional Election Limited Atonement Irresistible Grace Perseverance of the "saints"

11. depravity – moral corruption or degradation
Total Depravity
depravity – moral corruption or degradation
Through Adam and Eve’s fall, every person is born sinful.
This is closely linked to original sin.

12. Unconditional Election
God saves those he wishes. Only a few are selected for salvation and not based on their own merit.
This is the concept of predestination.

13. Limited Atonement
Jesus died for the chosen only, not for everyone.

14. Irresistible Grace
grace – the saving & transfiguring power of God
God’s grace is freely given; it cannot be earned or denied.

15. Perseverance of the “Saints”
Those elected by God have full power to interpret the will of God & to live uprightly.
If anyone rejects grace after feeling its power in his life, he will be going against the will of God – something impossible in Puritanism.

16. Summary
Thus, if one is born a slave to sin and spiritually dead--is TOTALLY DEPRAVED or spiritually unable--then salvation must ULTIMATELY be a free or UNCONDITIONAL gift, in no way finally dependent or contingent on one's actions--back to the "U" or UNCONDITIONAL ELECTION.

17. Puritan Beliefs Strong work ethic
Hard day’s work brought joy to a man’s heart
Bible shunned laziness: “if anyone does not want to work, let him not eat.”
Gambling, dancing, etc. not condoned—works that lead to sin

18. Daily Life

19. The Puritans… believed that God was working in their daily lives.
would “search” their daily lives in order to find any symbols from God.
were educated and taught their followers to be rational thinkers.
believed in effective business practices.
feared that humanistic learning would draw people away from the church.

20. Puritans in action…

21. Funny Page

22. Puritan Writers
Wanted to transform a mysterious God – mysterious because he is separate from the world
Wanted to make Him more relevant to the universe

23. William Bradford
In 1620 William Bradford came with a group of individuals from Europe and formed Plymouth Plantation. 
In the fall of that year there were 101 men, women, and children present.  By the spring of 1621 there were only 50 survivors. 

24. Colonial (Puritan) Literature
Style:
Types:
plain
Religious
Purpose-driven
Some used metaphorical language
Journals
Histories
Sermons
Poetry
Themes:
Idealism – both religious & political
Practicality
Sin
Isolation
Salvation

25. Focus Your Reading…
How did religion affect the literature of the Colonial Period?
What aspects of Puritanism are visible in contemporary society?