New England Way
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New England Way refers to the distinctive Puritan religious, social, and political practices that developed in 17th-century New England, emphasizing congregational autonomy, moral discipline, and a close integration of church and civil governance.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Puritan practice
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historical concept → political culture → religious tradition → social system → |
| associatedWith |
Congregational churches
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Massachusetts Bay Colony → New England Puritan clergy → Puritan New England → meetinghouse-centered community life → town-based governance → |
| corePrinciple |
close integration of church and civil governance
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communal responsibility → congregational autonomy → covenant theology → godly magistracy → moral discipline → religious uniformity → |
| developedFrom |
English Puritanism
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| emergedInCentury |
17th century
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| emergedInPresentDayCountry |
United States
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| emergedInRegion |
New England
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| emphasizes |
close relationship between ministers and magistrates
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covenanted communities → discipline of church members → local church independence → moral regulation of society → |
| influenced |
American congregationalism
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New England political culture → patterns of local self-government in New England → |
| keyConcept |
a city upon a hill
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church covenant → federal theology → visible saints → |
| politicalFeature |
integration of church membership with civic status
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limited suffrage for church members → use of civil authority to enforce religious norms → |
| religiousFeature |
centrality of preaching
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covenant-based church membership → requirement of conversion narratives for full membership in many churches → strict church discipline → |
| religiousOrientation |
Calvinism
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Puritanism → |
| socialFeature |
community surveillance of behavior
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emphasis on family and household order → regulation of leisure and consumption → |
| timePeriod |
c. 1620s–late 17th century
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Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Half-Way Covenant controversy
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