Puritanism

Was an religious movement beginning in the reign of Queen ElizabethQueen Elizabeth I (A.D. 1533–1603) was Queen of England and Ireland and inherited a realm wracked with religious strife caused by her father, King H... more I seeking to purify the Churcha term translated from the Greek word “Ecclesia” which means an assembly called together and is sometime translated as a congregation. A church is... more of England from the remnants of Catholicism in the Churcha term translated from the Greek word “Ecclesia” which means an assembly called together and is sometime translated as a congregation. A church is... more due to its “middle way” policy. The movement grew throughout the 17th century in an effort to push the Churcha term translated from the Greek word “Ecclesia” which means an assembly called together and is sometime translated as a congregation. A church is... more of England further in the direction of Reformed theology. Presbyterians, Baptists and Congregationalists grew out of this Puritan movement.