Worldly Saints by Leland Ryken
The Puritans as They Really Were
A readable corrective to caricatures of 17th-century Puritans, portraying them as intellectually engaged, culturally literate, and deeply pastoral Christians whose serious moral convictions were coupled with a love of Scripture, books, and family life. Drawing on sermons, diaries, and historical records, the narrative highlights their practical efforts at moral reform, education, and civic responsibility while acknowledging their human weaknesses and everyday joys, presenting them neither as sanctified paragons nor joyless legalists but as complex, influential people whose faith shaped literature, learning, and community.
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