Puritans.
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Variant: Precisians
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
John Davenport sermon book, 1649-1652.
Collection
Identifier: MS5374
Abstract
John Davenport was born on April 9, 1597 to a wealthy family in England. After becoming an associate of John Preston, Davenport joined the Puritan movement. In 1637 he acquired a patent for a colony in Massachusetts and in 1638 he co-founded the colony of New Haven. In 1668 Davenport became the minister at the First Church in Boston. He died on March 15, 1670. This collection contains a single bound volume of manuscript sermons.
Dates:
1649-1652
Michael McGiffert manuscript, circa 2000-2017.
Collection
Identifier: MS5362
Abstract
Michael McGiffert was born on October 5, 1928. He devoted his career to education and research, teaching at Colgate University, the University of Denver, and the College of William and Mary, where he also served as the editor of the William and Mary Quarterly. He died July 2, 2016. The Michael McGiffert manuscript is a unfinished encyclopedic book titled "God's Covenants: A Study of Evangelical and Ecclesial Puritanism" whose scope covers 16th and 17th century puritan thought on the subject...
Dates:
circa 2000-2017