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John Goodwin and the Puritan Revolution

By John Coffey

John Goodwin and the Puritan Revolution

By John Coffey

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John Goodwin [1594-1665] was one of the most prolific and controversial writers of the English Revolution; his career illustrates some of the most important intellectual developments of the seventeenth century. Educated at Queens' College, Cambridge, he became vicar of a flagship Puritan parish in the City of London. During the 1640s, he wrote in defence of the civil war, the army revolt, Pride's Purge, and the regicide, only to turn against Cromwell in 1657. Finally, repudiating religious uniformity, he became one of England's leading tolerationists.
This richly contextualised study, the first modern intellectual biography of Goodwin, explores the whole range of writings produced by him and his critics. Amongst much else, it shows that far from being a maverick individualist, Goodwin enjoyed a wide readership, pastored one of the London's largest Independent congregations and was well connected to various networks. Hated and admired by Anglicans, Presbyterians and Levellers, he provides us with a new perspective on contemporaries like Richard Baxter and John Milton. It will be of special interest to students of Puritanism, the English Revolution, and early modern intellectual history. JOHN COFFEY is Professor of Early Modern History at the University of Leicester.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
352
Release Date:
2008-06-19
Publication Date:
2008-06-19
Publisher:
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1843834286
ISBN13:
9781843834281
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[email protected]
Weight:
535 g
Height:
156 cm
Width:
234 cm
Thickness:
19 cm
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