12 M +
0

John G Turner
Tantor Audio

They Knew They Were Pilgrims: Plymouth Colony and the Contest for American Liberty

Rate this book Arrow Icon

Key Metrics

AuthorJohn G Turner
PublisherTantor Audio
PublishedApr 07 2020
Book FormatAudio
ISBN-139781665201452
Dimensions-
Weight-
BISAC
CategoriesHistory > United States - Colonial Period (1600-1775)
LanguageEnglish

List Price:

Save:

$0 ($%)

Format:

Audio

Shipping

Ships from:

Estimated Arrival:

Available Copies:

0 Copies

Ready To Buy:

Back Order

Secure Transaction

Sold By:

Readara.com

Add to My Wishlist

Book Description

An ambitious new history of the Pilgrims and Plymouth Colony, published for the 400th anniversary of the Mayflower's landing. In 1620, separatists from the Church of England set sail across the Atlantic aboard the Mayflower. Understanding themselves as spiritual pilgrims, they left to preserve their liberty to worship God in accordance with their understanding of the Bible. There exists, however, an alternative, more dispiriting version of their story. In it, the Pilgrims are religious zealots who persecuted dissenters and decimated the Native peoples through warfare and by stealing their land. The Pilgrims' definition of liberty was, in practice, very narrow. Drawing on original research using underutilized sources, John G. Turner moves beyond these familiar narratives in his sweeping and authoritative new history of Plymouth Colony. Instead of depicting the Pilgrims as otherworldly saints or extraordinary sinners, he tells how a variety of English settlers and Native peoples engaged in a contest for the meaning of American liberty.

Author Bio

I teach and write about the the place of religion in American history. I came to George Mason University in 2012, having earned a Ph.D. in American History from the University of Notre Dame and a Masters of Divinity from Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary. Previously, I taught at the University of South Alabama.

My teaching and scholarship center on the history of religion in the United States, especially Mormonism, evangelicalism, and seventeenth-century puritanism. I love spending time in archives, resurrecting the lives of women and men who made cultures that are very different from our own, and I love spending time in the classroom, exploring those lives and cultures with students from all sorts of backgrounds.

George Mason University is an ideal setting for the academic study of religion. Our campus has the diversity to which many institutions aspire, meaning that students bring many different perspectives to the classroom. Regardless of your own background and beliefs, Religious Studies offers a setting in which you can explore beliefs and practices that have shaped human history and continue to shape contemporary cultures.

If you want to know more about me, visit johngturner.com

Source: George Mason University

Community reviews

Write a Review

No Community reviews

They Knew They Were Pilgrims: Plymouth Colony and the Contest for American Liberty

History

United States - Colonial Period (1600-1775)

Key Metrics

Book Description

Author Bio

Videos

Community reviews