Puritan — A Puritan of 16th and 17th century England was an associate of any number of religious groups advocating for more purity of worship and doctrine, as well as personal and group piety. Puritans felt that the English Reformation had not gone far… … Wikipedia
First Great Awakening — The First Great Awakening (referred to by some historians as the Great Awakening) was a period of heightened religious activity, primarily in Great Britain and its North American colonies in the 1730s and 1740s. In New England, the Great… … Wikipedia
William Perkins (Puritan) — William Perkins (1558 1602) was a clergyman and Cambridge theologian who was one of the foremost leaders of the Puritan movement in the Church of England. Early lifePerkins was born to Thomas and Anna Perkins at Marston Jabbett in the parish of… … Wikipedia
Generations (book) — For the text connected to the documentary hypothesis about the origin of the Torah, see Book of generations. Generations (ISBN 0 688 11912 3) (1991) is the first book by William Strauss and Neil Howe that describes a cyclical theory of history… … Wikipedia
History of Calvinism — Calvinism began as part of the Magisterial Reformation branch of the Protestant Reformation. This article could be considered a subset of: * History of Christianity * History of Protestantismand is related to: * History of the Calvinist Arminian… … Wikipedia
History of religion in the United States — The religious history of the United States begins more than a century before the former British colonies became the United States of America in 1776.Some of the original settlers were men and women of deep religious convictions. The religious… … Wikipedia
Protestantism — /prot euh steuhn tiz euhm/, n. 1. the religion of Protestants. 2. the Protestant churches collectively. 3. adherence to Protestant principles. [1640 50; PROTESTANT + ISM] * * * One of the three major branches of Christianity, originating in the… … Universalium
United States — a republic in the N Western Hemisphere comprising 48 conterminous states, the District of Columbia, and Alaska in North America, and Hawaii in the N Pacific. 267,954,767; conterminous United States, 3,022,387 sq. mi. (7,827,982 sq. km); with… … Universalium
History of modern Christianity — Main article: History of Christianity See also: History of medieval Christianity and Protestant Reformation The mission at 312 Azusa Street, Los Angeles, California, considered to be the birthplace of Pentecostalism. The … Wikipedia
education — /ej oo kay sheuhn/, n. 1. the act or process of imparting or acquiring general knowledge, developing the powers of reasoning and judgment, and generally of preparing oneself or others intellectually for mature life. 2. the act or process of… … Universalium
