The Meritorious Price of Our Redemption
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The Meritorious Price of Our Redemption is a 17th-century theological treatise by William Pynchon that controversially challenged orthodox Puritan views on atonement and was one of the first books banned and publicly burned in colonial New England.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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theological treatise ⓘ |
| associatedPerson | John Winthrop Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Massachusetts Bay Colony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | William Pynchon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorBirthPlace | England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorMigration | William Pynchon emigrated from England to Massachusetts Bay Colony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorOccupation | colonial magistrate ⓘ |
| authorReligiousAffiliation | Puritan ⓘ |
| censorshipAction | publicly burned in Boston ⓘ |
| censorshipStatus | banned in colonial New England ⓘ |
| controversial | true ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Colonial New England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
Christian theology
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polemical work ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
one of the first books banned in colonial New England
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one of the first books publicly burned in colonial New England ⓘ |
| impact |
contributed to debates over doctrinal control in New England
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highlighted limits of religious dissent in early Massachusetts ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legacy |
cited in discussions of censorship in American religious history
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studied as an early example of theological dissent in New England ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
atonement
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redemption ⓘ |
| placeOfCondemnation | Boston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionInTheology | challenges orthodox Puritan views on atonement ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 17th century ⓘ |
| reasonForCondemnation | perceived as heretical by Massachusetts Bay authorities ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Calvinist theology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Puritanism ⓘ |
| theologicalStance | questions traditional understanding of Christ’s suffering as payment ⓘ |
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