An Integral Part Of All Modern Societies - 1011 Words

Nikolay Kolev Shakir Ghazi Humanities 2 Dec, 15, 2015 Written works have been an integral part of all modern societies. This is even more so true with the Puritans, whose life was governed by their religious principles. It is crucial to realise to what degree religion is nested inside the Puritan mindset. Their faith was not simply common ideas they shared. For them their religion was the only thing that could be important, it was the basis of their values and communal structure. For example - they left on the journey to america so they could freely worship their religion and to show the rest of the world the moral high ground it represented. This was because of the definite way their faith was structured. They believed in the concept of†¦show more content†¦Consider the fearful danger you are in: It is a great furnace of wrath, a wide and bottomless pit, full of fire of wrath, that you are held over in the hand of that God†. As is to be expected from their religion Puritan writing can be divided into three major categories - religious literature, poetry and journals.All Puritan writing had a common goal - â€Å"To transform a mysterious god - mysterious because he is separate from the world† while also glorifying him. Another important thing to notice that is common between all Puritan writing is that it always has a clearly defined purpose.Looking at their religious literature it’s easy to see that it is actually in fact influenced by their religious devotion(...). Their sermons were usually plain in style as to stay with their original idea and purpose without losing coherency, while also appealing to the common listener as straight to the point and convincing. There are a couple of main themes a sermon could have. It could be preaching to the people who do not share their beliefs with the Puritans. Such a sermon would describe the danger in which nonbelievers are while urging them to rethink their way of life and understand that fleeing to christ is their only salvation. An example of such a sermon would be â€Å"Sinners in the hand of an angry god†. Its structure is simple and