Colonial and Revolutionary Period (1607—1820).ppt

Colonial and Revolutionary Period (1607—1820) Part I Events Movements A. Settlements Jamestown and Plymouth New Hampshire Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia. B. Puritanism --John Wycliffe and John Calvin -- “City upon a hill”; covenant盟约, 公约 -- grace, devotion, prayer, self-examination, strictness Institute of the Christian Religion in 1536 Basic Puritan Beliefs (or the Five Teachings of Calvinism加尔文教派 ) Total Depravity Unconditional Election Limited Atonement补偿；赎罪 Irresistible Grace Perseverance of the saints Part I Events Movements C. Scientific Revolution D.The First Great Awakening(1730s-1740s) a time of increased religious activity Jonathan Edwards; George Whitefield Part I Events Movements E. The American Enlightenment / The Age of Reason ★ God Man (deism) ★ in-born evil in-born good ★ authority reason; scientific inquiry ★ gloomy determinism optimism ★ Benjamin Franklin Enlightenment Part II Literary Contributions A. Main Features utilitarian, polemical, or religious B. Major Themes C. Major Genres: non-fiction prose Part II Literary Contributions D. Representatives -- early period: Captain John Smith -- religious disputes: John Winthrop; William Bradford; Roger Williams,etc. -- Poetry: Anne Bradstreet; Edward Taylor Part II Literary Contributions D. Representatives --Captivity narrative Mary Rowlandson -- The Great Awakening伟大的觉醒 (periods of rapid and dramatic religious revival in Anglo-American religious history, generally recognized as beginning in the 1730s. They have also been described as periodic revolutions in colonial religious thought.) Jonathan Edwards; George Whitefield Captivity narratives( 俘虏叙述文体） are stories of people captured by uncivilized enemies. The narratives often include a theme of redemption by faith in th