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Le Miroir obscur du salut : perception et assurance de l’élection dans le puritanisme anglais
The question of knowing whether one’s own or another person’s soteriological status (saved or damned) can be perceived, seen or felt, and whether such perceptions can be trusted sheds light on a number of major issues in puritan pietism and practical ...
Cyril Selzner
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Moral artificial intelligence and machine puritanism
Puritanism may evolve into a technological variant based on norms of delegation of actions and perceptions to Artificial Intelligence. Instead of training self-control, people may be expected to cede their agency to self-controlled machines.
Bonnefon, Jean-François +1 more
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Text as Pastor: The Role of the Godly Dialogue in Local and Inner Conflict
This article considers the role of the fictional dialogue as a surrogate for the godly ministry, with a focus on early seventeenth-century England. The dialogue form was, in this period, used to extend a minister’s reach—it could inoculate parishioners ...
Joshua Rodda
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CPAC, the Bulwark, and Political Puritanism
We discuss political fissures in conservatism, and political ...
Gabriel Rossman +2 more
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Puritanism and Scotland Puritanism influenced the church in England, but had a more profound and lasting effect on religion in Scotland. In the process the Scottish church made some gains - the stress of the centrality of Scripture and preaching, the ...
J. W. Claasen
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Philosophy and Theology in early Puritanism: William Ames’ Criticism of Metaphysic [PDF]
The article discusses the content of the «Theological Disputation against Metaphysics» by William Ames, one of the creators of Puritan theology. It is shown that Ames’ disputation against metaphysics and the line of his argumentation, firstly, goes back ...
Rodion Valentinovich Savinov
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Platonism and Cosmology in Early American Puritan Philosophy [PDF]
In the history of early American philosophy, in its earliest period of Puritanism, there were unique thinkers whose philosophical mindset formed original views on the nature of man and the cosmos.
Yaroslav Sobolievskyi +1 more
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Bradford’s Morton: The Lord of Misrule in Early New England
Thomas Morton, controversial figure in early New England, attempted to establish a colony in what is today Quincy, Massachusetts. Dubbed the “Lord of Misrule” by William Bradford, Morton was accused of enticing indentured servants to escape their bondage,
Benjamin Perriello
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Lexical change proves one of the most puzzling aspects of the evolution of English for non native speakers. While some mechanisms which explain shifts in the semantic programs of known lexical items are well documented others like a puritan background ...
Jean-Louis Vidalenc
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Puritanisme et communication politique dans l’Angleterre des années 1620
With the threat of a triumphant Catholicism ever-present in the background, the 1620s saw the Puritans committed to a strong pamphleteering effort directed against the pro-Spanish policy of James VI/I.
Stéphane Haffemayer
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