Download or read book The Cambridge Companion to Puritanism written by John Coffey and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2008-10-09 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Puritan' was originally a term of contempt, and Puritanism is still often interpreted as a uniform, primarily religious phenomenon, confined to 17th century England and colonial America. This text offers a much broader approach, and shows how students and scholars might engage with Puritanism from new angles.