Puritans and Predestination

Puritans and Predestination

Allie Battista, Kimmy Hamm, Sam Miller, Jordyn Nolasco

- Puritanism is not only a religious belief, but a philosophy, a combination of life styles with living values. It has exerted

great influence on American culture, and shaped the national characters of American people. Many of the mainstream values in the U.S. such as individualism, egalitarianism, optimism, can find their origin in Puritanism of colonial

periods.

• Puritanism Influence on Today

- Puritans founded the fist formal school in 1635. They called it the "Boston Latin School." The school developed to teach children Latin and how to read the bible. The people were required to pay a tuition and attendance was voluntary. Also, attendance was very limited to boys. The only requirements were basic literacy and mathematics skills. The ultimate goal was to prepare children for the university.

• First formal School

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• Puritan Life and Predestination

- Puritans believed that most of their life should be devoted to worshiping God, praying, and asking forgiveness from God for their sins. Many of them did believe in Predestination. However, the people still tried to commit good acts, hoping that God would save them. In their church, the priest would speak about how everyone is damned to Hell, but there are a chosen few who would be saved. And only God knows who.

• What was 'predestination' ?

- Predestination was the belief that God gave you a fate when born. Humans make choices and God has an idea of what those choices should be. God does not determine the actions humans will make.