there was 2 roles of the Puritan Ministers it was their duty to be the interpreter of Scripture and to be the "peacemaker", i.e., both maintaining peace among his parishoners as well as assuring the individual had achieved peace with his brothers before taking communion. Puritanism was the epitomy of a "works" based faith, and as such led to many persecutions of it's own members as well as some outside that denomination. It did, however, lead to the "Great Awakening" of the mid to late 18th and early 19th centuries in America... perhaps the largest revival movement experienced, at least in the New World
A strong Puritan woman who publicly questioned some of the Puritan ministers' beliefs . She was tried and banished from Massachusetts
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Anne Hutchinson
protesting to the English puritan ministers about their religion
Puritan ministers first started to migrate to America in 1630.
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She believed that puritan ministers were all under a covenant of works
Puritan leaders had banned Anne Hutchinson from Massachusetts because Hutchinson criticized Puritan ministers. She also held meetings in her home where men and women talked about religion. Puritan leaders did not like this.
The conflict between Anne Hutchinson and the Puritan ministers was resolved through her excommunication from the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1638. She was banished from the colony and eventually settled in present-day Rhode Island. Despite attempts at reconciliation, Hutchinson's views on religion and the role of women in society remained at odds with the Puritan establishment.
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people could have a relationship with god without guidance from ministers
Religious toleration was not practiced in Puritan communities in the 1600s. Puritans believed in a strict interpretation of Christianity and sought to create communities based on their religious beliefs. Those who did not conform to their beliefs were often persecuted or expelled from the community.