This book explores the historical and contemporary relationships of Protestant Puritanism to political and social authoritarianism. It focuses on Puritanism's original, subsequent and modern influences on and legacies in political democracy and civil society within historically Puritan Western societies. There is emphasis on Great Britain and particularly America, from the 17th to the 21st century.
- ISBN10 0387493212
- ISBN13 9780387493213
- Publish Date 1 January 2007
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
- Format eBook
- Pages 337
- Language English