Literary Philosophies In The United States

Deists valued brain over heart, and were more logical thinkers. They did believe in God, but they would analyze and look over the Bible, God, and Jesus with more of a logic and reasoning point of view. Some of their fundamental beliefs were people were born with goodness, separation of church and state, the revolution, and skepticism. In the autobiography, Declaration of Independence by Thomas Jefferson, Deism is expressed through his perspective. Throughout his autobiography, he includes deistic views on religion. “We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their creator with inherent and inalienable rights” (Jefferson, 141). Jefferson believes that all men have rights that God gave them, that no man can take away. Deists disagreed with the compilation of church and state, because they knew that not only that there are many religions and beliefs, but the church and state would have different opinions on political issues. “...a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation,” (Jefferson, 141). In which the church and state shall be separate yet strong. Although Deists believed in God, they chose logic over heart. The religious standpoints did gradually changed from the 1500s to the 1800s because old religions and ways of life start to

The Puritans were a religious group in the New England colonies who wanted to purify the Church of England. The Puritans centered everything on God, even their judicial system. They had a theocratic system, which means they thought God had the overall authority. Their laws, court system, and punishments were all based on the Bible. The puritan era judicial system was a theocratic, unjust, and harsh system that enforced absurd laws; they practiced an unfair way of prosecution, and gave cruel punishments to the peccant.

The role of religion played a major role in early American literature. Many different authors form a variety of time period's incorporate religious ideas and philosophies into their writings. A few authors from different time periods that did this were Johnathan Edwards, Anne Bradstreet, and Henry David Thoreau.

Puritans live in a life with a life of rules. They live by religious beliefs and literature purposes. The puritans believed in God being all powerful, Bible is God’s true law, success is a sign of improvement, and how education was written to glorify God and for education only not for entertainment.

A Puritan defined is “a member of a group of English Protestants of the late 16th and 17th centuries who regarded the Reformation of the Church of England under Elizabeth as incomplete and sought to simplify and regulate forms of worship.” Puritan society in America depended on the belief that all members were working for the glory of God. The Puritans did not allow deviations from the strict code of behavior which would not allow any member to have individuality. They restricted any type of entertainment, except that which was endorsed by the church. They worked and worshipped.

The Puritans were a group of people who worked towards religious, moral and societal reforms.1 The Puritans believed that the Bible was God's law, and that it provided a plan for the living.2 One who lives in accordance with Protestant, should avoid sin.3 They also believed God would punish sins in a severely manner..4

The religious beliefs that the Puritans had are the same as the ones current Christians and most of America have. The Puritans

The Puritans were classified as a group of people who had become unhappy with the church of England. The three reasons were because of their religion, moral and social reforms. John Calvin gave rise to Protestantism, the church of England had political struggles. Puritans believed that the Bible was Gods true law. They basically wanted to “purify” themselves and the church. Puritans believed in a second life, that is why they want to constantly do good. Every evil had to do with the devil.

The Church of England intended to separate from Catholicism and introduce reforms in a new Protestant religion. The Puritans however thought that the Church of England still held too many of the Catholic church’s beliefs. In the Puritan religion, there was an emphasis on sovereignty and righteousness. It was also believed that all humans were depraved sinners who were unable to deem themselves worthy to God. The Puritans did believe in a predestination of some sort where God chose who was worthy for salvation, and people who did not live accordingly to the Lord’s divine law were rightly punished. The Puritans believed that it was their goal to become a “New Jerusalem.” They believed that God and Satan were in everyday life and the center of their lives was religion. The

The puritans were very strict especially in religion. Some of their beliefs include; predestination, which meant God knew beforehand who was going to heaven or hell. The elect,

The puritans believed that God was all-knowing and all-powerful and they emphasized the idea of divine sovereignty known as predestination.

The puritans were a religious group came from England and settled in Massachusetts Bay. They believed that the Anglican Church needed to be reformed and purified of catholic influence. Believed in education in puritan communities, literacy was quite high because they believed everyone should know how to read the bible. They also believed in higher education and founded Harvard in 1636 as a school to educate men to become ministers.

The Puritans were a group of "congregationalists" that didn't support the Anglican church because the church was too "catholic".They also believed reformation was needed and an egalitarian environment was necessary.

Many of the Puritan's beliefs are valid, while others would strike today's society as outrageous. Most Puritans believe that God was the only way to heaven and that his grace could not be earned. They believed that a select few were chosen at birth to go to Heaven. These select few could live their lives however they contented,

The puritans believed in the doctrine of a “calling” to do God’s work on Earth. One could only be a part of the church clergy if they had experienced a conversion and followed the doctrine of the “calling”. However, Puritans were not tolerant to others that did not share the same religion or beliefs as them.