Essay On Puritan Beliefs

The Puritans were a very religious driven group of people. The Puritans had very strict rules that they were forced to follow. For that reason research seems to show that the Puritans were very puritanical. Predestination which is the belief in Jesus and taking act in the sacraments would not affect one’s salvation, it is a privilege from God only. God chooses who will be saved and those who receive the grace of god.
The Puritans weren’t always a part of their own religion. They used to be a part of the Catholic church until King Henry VIII asked the church for a divorce from Catherine. The Catholic church declined King Henry’s request, causing Henry to split from the church and established the church of England. The church of England wanted to split from the catholic church, which is what they attempted to do. Due to the attempt of splitting from the Catholic church, the catholic church started to crack down. This is …show more content…
The Puritans had such a strong devotion to christ that they felt their way of life was the life to live. This caused them to focus on changing indians way of life. If a group of religious people have strong enough beliefs to feel that their life is the life to live and feel obligated to change others lives to follow theirs, they would be puritanical. The Puritans also had a belief that females were inferior and needed a male figure to be dominant. If a female broke this mold they were viewed as dangerous no matter the circumstances. This inferior belief made woman more vulnerable to witchcraft hysteria because of how careful they had to be with fitting the perfect image. Such extreme beliefs to the point of viewing women like this would also make them very puritanical. The Puritan’s beliefs were extreme when in came to how God and Satan interacted, and also their powers. Witchcraft hysteria was huge with the Puritans, especially the Salem Witch