of the
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCHES
IN THE UNITED STATES
by
WILLISTON WALKER
professor in hartford theological seminary
(Third Edition)
The Pilgrim Press
Congregational Sunday-School and Publishing Society
BOSTON AND CHICAGO
By The Christian Literature Company.
The American Church History Series
CHAP. I.—The Beginnings of Congregationalism.—The Reformation and the Bible.—The Reformation Incomplete.—Calvin’s Work.—The Anabaptists.—Anabaptist Principles.—The English Reformation.—The Early Puritans.—Thomas Cartwright.—Limitations of Puritanism.—Advance of Anglicanism.—Diverse Political Theories.—Congregational Beginnings
CHAP. II.—Early English Congregationalism.—Robert Browne.—Browne’s Spiritual Development.—Browne’s Church.—Browne’s Congregationalism.—The London Church.—Greenwood and Barrowe.—Expositions of Congregationalism.—John Penry.—Francis Johnson.—Exiles in Amsterdam
CHAP. III.—Congregationalism Carried to America.—The Pilgrim Church.—John Smyth.—Pilgrims at Leyden.—The Emigration.—Arrival in America.—Early Struggles.—Robinson and Brewster.—The Plymouth Church
CHAP. IV.—The Puritan Settlement of New England—Puritanism Congregationalized.—Puritanism not Separatism.—Puritan Hopes.—James and the Puritans.—James and Parliament.—The Policy of Charles.—Rise of Arminianism.—William Laud.—Laud and the Puritans.—Beginnings of Massachusetts.—Character of Immigration.—Influenced by Plymouth.—The Salem Church.—The Dorchester Church.—Charlestown and Watertown.—A State Church.—Settlement of Connecticut.—Settlement of New Haven.—Milford and Guilford
CHAP. V.—The Development of Fellowship.—A Difficult Situation.—Roger Williams.—Effects of the Discussion.—The “Antinomians.”—The First Synod.—Fate of the Antinomians.—Baptists and Quakers.—Puritanism not Alone Severe.—Investigation and Education.—Their Effect.—Congregational Treatises.—Vassall and Child.—The Cambridge Synod.—The “Cambridge Platform.”
CHAP. VI.—Congregationalism from 1650 to 1725.—Indian Missions.—The Half-Way Covenant.—Convention of 1657.—Synod of 1662.—Results of the Dispute.—“Stoddardeanism.”—Half-Way Covenant Abandoned.—Increase Mather.—The “Reforming Synod.”—The Confession of 1680.—Loss of the Charter.—The Andros Episode.—The New Charter.—Salem Witchcraft.—Ministerial Associations.—Brattle Church.—The Proposals of 1705.—Causes of Friction.—The “Saybrook Platform.”—John Wise and his Theories.—A Synod Forbidden
CHAP. VII.—Early Theories and Usages.—Little Doctrinal Discussion.—Theory of the Church.—Covenants and Confessions.—Choice of Officers.—Ordination of Officers.—Duties of Officers.—Duties and Support.—Ministerial Support.—Exemption of Dissenters.—Separation of Church and State.—The Meeting-house and Services.—Sunday Services.—The Sacrament.—Other Services.—Communion of Churches.—Legislative Supervision
CHAP. VIII.—The Great Awakening and the Rise of Theological Parties.—Spiritual Decline.—Edwards and the Revivals.—George Whitefield.—The Great ...
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About A History of the Congregational Churches in the United StatesSeeking freedom from religious oppression and the corrupting influence of foreign cities, William Brewster led a fledgling group of 18 religious dissenters up the gangplank of the Mayflower and sailed for Plymouth. Called Separatists in their native England, they became known as Congregationalists in the New World—and their churches dominated the landscape of New England for three centuries. Williston Walker details these inauspicious origins and tracks the growth of Congregationalism in colonial America and beyond, accenting the social influence and theological ingenuity that made the movement a galvanizing force in American history. |
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