Backgrounds

Exhibit: Puritan authors of works on meditation

As is often the case in political or religious circles today, the "degree of separation" between two Puritan authors is typically quite small. Further, even those who did not have personal connections often had similar educational or geographic backgrounds. Familiarity with these connections is especially important for studies of Puritan theological, literary, intellectual or political work.

This exhibit gives a brief look at some of the ways that the lives of selected seventeenth century English Puritans connected through geographic, educational, social, political, religious and literary means.

To explore the exhibit, select areas of interpersonal connection from the right side bars to highlight different connections. You may reset the exhibit and start over at any time by clicking "reset". Or you may return to the overview of backgrounds to Puritan meditation.