Understanding Puritan Meditation

In seventeenth century England, Puritan works on practical divinity were increasing in availability, especially during the middle to later parts of the century. During this time, certain ministers began to write manuals to instruct believers about the importance of the Christian discipline of meditation. Other ministers preached sermons on the subject which were later collected into published works.

Understanding Puritan Meditation examines and analyzes Puritan texts on meditation and then suggests five aspects of Puritan meditation as being central to the collective Puritan theology and practice of this discipline.

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This unique archive of Puritan texts about meditation allows users to further explore the ideas presented in the "Understanding" section and to research other parts of Puritan meditation addressed in the texts.

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