Issue 41 The American Puritans

Introducing this issue on American Puritans.

Little-known or remarkable facts about the American Puritans.

Questions readers and visitors ask about Christian History magazine.

For 100 years, the American Puritans strove to create a model Christian society.

A Puritan woman’s frightening ordeal.

How “vile” young Thomas Shepard met God.

What Puritans did to grow spiritually.

How one Puritan secretly blessed thousands.

The lives and legacies of the Mathers, America’s most influential Puritan family.

Cotton Mather records his wife's last words.

No activity shaped Puritans more than their “plain” preaching. Here’s what it was like.

Chronology of events relating to the New World Puritans.

The first generation of American Puritans was extraordinarily talented. Here are five leading examples.

Puritans were not lukewarm about anything, let alone what they believed about God.

In desperation, Increase turned to prayer.

Houses, churches, and schools tended to hug the coast.

Why were 19 people hanged?

What a convicted woman had to say for herself.

And how these adventurers affect us today.

Resources for more information on the Puritans.