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Bremer, Francis John was born on January 26, 1947 in New York City. Son of Francis John and Marie (Degeilh) Bremer.
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The Puritan Experiment: New England Society from Bradford to Edwards
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Congregational Communion: Clerical Friendship in the Anglo-American Puritan Community, 1610-1692 (New England Studies)
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In an in-depth exploration of the relationship between Puritans in England and New England in the 1640s, Bremer challenges the view that the colonists turned away from English Puritans in the 1640s, arguing that the two communities retained a complex, symbiotic connection and that the clergy on both sides of the Atlantic saw themselves as closely linked in their spiritual mission. This thought-provoking volume makes a solid contribution to Puritan studies and offers a basis for further discussions of the trans-Atlantic aspects of the Congregational community.
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The Puritan Experiment: New England Society from Bradford to Edwards (Library of New England)
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This revised and updated edition of an out-of-print classic once again makes the broad background of Puritanism accessible to students and general readers. Based on a chronology that begins with the Act of Supremacy in 1534 and ends with Jonathan Edwards's death in 1758, Francis J. Bremer's interpretive synthesis of the causes and contexts of the Puritan movement integrates analyses of the religious, political, sociological, economic, and cultural changes wrought by the movement in both Old and New England. From meeting house architecture to Salem witch trials, from relations with Native Americans to the founding of the nation's first colleges, he details with style and grace "a living system of faith" that not only had profound significance for tens of thousands of Englishmen and Americans in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, but also affected the course of history in the New World.
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First Founders: American Puritans and Puritanism in an Atlantic World (New England in the World)
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Francis J. Bremer has spent his entire career broadening our understanding of America’s colonial founders. Now, in this eminently readable collection of biographies, Bremer brings us a surprisingly varied and dynamic group of characters who continue to guide and influence America today. With its cast of magistrates, women, clergy, merchants, and Native Americans, First Founders underscores the breadth of early American experience and the profound transatlantic roots of our country’s forebears. Bremer succeeds in bringing little-known figures out of the shadows, while allowing us to appreciate better known figures in an entirely new light. This is a truly fascinating look at the Puritans with keenly drawn portraits and the insight that only a lifetime of scholarship can achieve. It should become the standard introduction to the field. Written in the mold of Joseph Ellis’s Founding Brothers and Gordon Wood’s Revolutionary Characters, the book will appeal to general readers, students, and scholars alike.
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The Puritan Experiment: New England Society from Bradford to Edwards (Library of New England) by Francis J. Bremer (1995-08-15)
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Puritanism: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)
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Written by a leading expert on the Puritans, this brief, informative volume offers a wealth of background on this key religious movement. This book traces the shaping, triumph, and decline of the Puritan world, while also examining the role of religion in the shaping of American society and the role of the Puritan legacy in American history. Francis J. Bremer discusses the rise of Puritanism in the English Reformation, the struggle of the reformers to purge what they viewed as the corruptions of Roman Catholicism from the Elizabethan church, and the struggle with the Stuart monarchs that led to a brief Puritan triumph under Oliver Cromwell. It also examines the effort of Puritans who left England to establish a godly kingdom in America. Bremer examines puritan theology, views on family and community, their beliefs about the proper relationship between religion and public life, the limits of toleration, the balance between individual rights and one's obligation to others, and the extent to which public character should be shaped by private religious belief. About the Series: Combining authority with wit, accessibility, and style, Very Short Introductions offer an introduction to some of life's most interesting topics. Written by experts for the newcomer, they demonstrate the finest contemporary thinking about the central problems and issues in hundreds of key topics, from philosophy to Freud, quantum theory to Islam.
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Shaping New Englands: Puritan Clergymen in Seventeenth-Century England and New England (Twayne's United States Authors Series)
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The Puritan Experiment
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FRANCIS J. BREMER is emeritus professor of history at Millersville University of Pennsylvania. A leading authority on Puritanism, he is the author of numerous books, including First Founders: American Puritans and Puritanism in an Atlantic World and the award-winning biography John Winthrop: America's Forgotten Founding Father.
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The Puritan Experiment: New England Society from Bradford to Edwards (Library of New England) by Bremer, Francis J.(August 15, 1995) Paperback
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A Guide to the History of Pennsylvania
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From William Penn's treaty with the Indians, to the suffering of troops at Valley Forge, the gallantry at Gettysburg, and the early development of the petroleum industry, Pennsylvania has often been at center stage in the evolution of the nation. Yet despite this record, the historical literature on the state is not as well known as that of many other states. This volume will remedy that deficiency by assessing the vast wealth of materials on the political, social, economic, and cultural development of the Keystone State. In a series of historiographical chapters, each devoted to a specific chronological period, the contributors present a thorough and informed analysis of the most important and significant literature, thereby providing a useful companion to printed bibliographies.
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Francis John Bremer
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Francis John Bremer, American History educator. Herbert H. Lehman fellow, 1968, Woodrow Wilson fellow, 1970, Fulbright fellow, 1991-1992; grantee National Endowment for Humanities, 1975, American Philosophical Society, 1978, American Council of Learned Societies, 1980; recipient Distinguished Faculty award Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 1983.
Education
Bachelor, Fordham University, 1968; Master of Arts, Columbia University, 1969; Doctor of Philosophy, Columbia University, 1972; student, Union Theological Seminary, New York City, 1969-1970.
Career
Assistant professor to associate professor, Thomas More College, Fort Mitchell, Kentucky, 1971-1977;
associate professor to professor of history, Millersville (Pennsylvania) U., since 1977. Visiting professor of history New York University, 1980. Visiting scholar Wolfson College, Cambridge (England) University, 1991-1992.
Regional coordinator National History Day., South Center Pennsylvania,1979-1981, 85-90.
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Congregational Communion: Clerical Friendship in the Anglo-American Puritan Community, 1610-1692 (New England Studies)
(In an in-depth exploration of the relationship between Pu...)
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A Guide to the History of Pennsylvania
( From William Penn's treaty with the Indians, to the suf...)
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The Puritan Experiment: New England Society from Bradford to Edwards (Library of New England)
(This revised and updated edition of an out-of-print class...)
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Puritanism: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)
(Written by a leading expert on the Puritans, this brief, ...)
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Shaping New Englands: Puritan Clergymen in Seventeenth-Century England and New England (Twayne's United States Authors Series)
(Book by Bremer, Francis J.)
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First Founders: American Puritans and Puritanism in an Atlantic World (New England in the World)
(Francis J. Bremer has spent his entire career broadening ...)
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The Puritan Experiment
(FRANCIS J. BREMER is emeritus professor of history at Mil...)
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The Puritan Experiment: New England Society from Bradford to Edwards (Library of New England) by Bremer, Francis J.(August 15, 1995) Paperback
(New copy. Fast shipping. Will be shipped from US.)
- Puritan Crisis: New England and the English Civil War, 1630-1670
- The Puritan Experiment: New England Society from Bradford to Edwards
- The Puritan Experiment: New England Society from Bradford to Edwards (Library of New England) by Francis J. Bremer (1995-08-15)
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Congregational Communion: Clerical Friendship in the Anglo-American Puritan Community, 1610-1692 (New England Studies)
Membership
Coord. youth softball, Manheim Township, Pennsylvania, 1978-1993. Head coach swim team Lancaster Young Men’s Christian Association, 1986-1991. Head coach softball Lancaster Catholic High School.
Member Institute of Early American History and Culture, American History Association, Institute for Massachusetts History.
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Married Barbara Ann Woodlock, Aug.24, 1968. Children: Heather, Kristin, Megan.
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Herbert H. Lehman fellow, 1968, Woodrow Wilson fellow, 1970, Fulbright fellow, 1991-1992. Grantee National Endowment for Humanities, 1975, American Philosophical Society, 1978, American Council of Learned Societies, 1980. Recipient Distinguished Faculty award Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 1983.Herbert H. Lehman fellow, 1968, Woodrow Wilson fellow, 1970, Fulbright fellow, 1991-1992. Grantee National Endowment for Humanities, 1975, American Philosophical Society, 1978, American Council of Learned Societies, 1980. Recipient Distinguished Faculty award Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 1983.