The Puritans

How Faith and Persecution Shaped a New World

von David A. Griner

266 Seiten, Taschenbuch

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They were called killjoys. Fanatics. Enemies of pleasure. But what if almost everything you've been told about the Puritans is wrong?

Few people know that the man history calls the "Father of the Reformation" had his bones dug up and burned decades after his death, or that a king's dying prayer for his executioner was answered years later in a way he could never have imagined.

The Puritans takes you inside the lives of the preachers, martyrs, exiles, and everyday families who risked everything, their homes, their freedom, their very lives, for the conviction that every corner of existence belonged to God alone.

From William Tyndale smuggling Bibles hidden in bales of cloth, to a Mayflower crossing that nearly ended in disaster, to a tinker named John Bunyan writing one of history's most beloved books from inside a prison cell, this is history told the way it actually happened: dramatic, costly, and deeply human.

What you're about to discover will change how you see an entire era of faith and courage. The hidden truth behind the "joyless" stereotype is a story of people who laughed, wept, fell in love, buried their children, and still rose each morning convinced that their lives meant something eternal.

Why this book matters: because the questions these men and women wrestled with, about authentic faith, suffering, and purpose, never went out of style.

What you'll gain: a vivid, honest, unflinching journey through two centuries of history, told without sugarcoating their very real flaws.

Who it's for: anyone who loves history, faith, or a true story with real stakes.

Their story shaped two nations. It might just reshape how you see your own.

Ready to meet the Puritans as they really were? Get your copy today and start the journey.

• Reihe: Independently published
• ISBN: 9798175454339
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 19.09.2026
• Größe: 229 x 152 mm
• Verlag: Independently published