Sunday, February 2, 2014

AP English--Important Historical Figures Representative of the Age of Puritanism in America and the Age of the Enlightenment in America

Visions of a New World, Godfrey Blow (2002)
Jonathan Edwards (1703--1758)
  • Looked toward the Puritan past for his worldview
  • Wanted things to remain the same
  • Possessed strong religious faith
  • More pessimistic in his outlook
  • Valued ideas of science but religious answers were his priority
  • Had strong values and convictions


Benjamin Franklin (1706--1790)
  • Looked toward the future
  • Believed in progress and change
  • Possessed strong belief in the power of Reason (Deism was his religious/philosophical outlook)
  • More optimistic
  • Science was very important; scientific answers were his priority
  • Had strong values and convictions