Prehistory: The Puritans were a group of English Protestants in the 16 th and 17 th centuries, including, but not limited to, English Calvinists. Puritanism in this sense was founded by John Calvin from the clergy shortly after the accession of Elizabeth I of England in 1558, as an activist movement within the Church of England.
Meaning: the puritans (eng. puritans, from lat. puritas - purity) - english protestants, followers of calvinism in england in the xvi-xvii centuries. puritanism - a way of life, which is characterized by extreme rigor of manners and ascetic restriction needs prudence and thrift, hard work and dedication.
Positive and negative aspects: + - 1) A good work ethic. 1) Anything fun was considered bad. +2) They prayed when things were 2)No fun. good and they prayed even more when things were bad. They were 3) Anything a Puritan did had to very abide by the Bible. 4) Another concept of puritanism constrained and probably the most important and rigid is the idea of Salvation by Grace. 5) One positive aspect is a respect for education. 3)They were very constrained and rigid. 4) They even judged people by the Bible.