What is the difference between puritanism and pietism?

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Puritanism sees that all peoples are under the moral law of God legislated by the church and enforced by the State. Puritans have a providencial view of life with the ultimate victory of God over anti-Christians. The Puritans had broken away from the Episcopalians. Pietism in contrast have what is called a conspiratorial view of the universe, seeing that people will have to struggle so that some, a very few, may be saved. They believe that we will have to wait for the reappearance of Christ and the salvation of some of the elect. Pietism is said to begin in the late 17th century. It grew out of the Thirty Years War. The Puritans became famous (or sometimes infamous) during the early days of the American Republic. http://www.forerunner.com/statesman/twoviews.html Dec 16 10, 2:56 PM

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The Puritans were a significant grouping of English-speaking Protestants in the 16th and 17th centuries. Puritans felt that the English Reformation had not gone far enough, and that the Church of England was tolerant of practices which they associated with the Catholic Church. This is correct, of course. A Puritan was any person seeking 'purity' through worship and doctrine. Piety, simplicity of dress and modesty of life were hallmarks. Many of their beliefs were similar to those of Calvinists and Scottish Presbyterians. They did not have an all-embracing theology, beyond a devotion to the Bible and moral purity. Puritans believed that political leaders are accountable to God to protect and reward virtue (including 'true religion'), and to punish wrongdoers. They opposed the supremacy of the monarch in the church, and argued that the only head of the Church in heaven or earth is Christ. http://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puritanism Dec 24 10, 12:10 PM

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Editor, please delete the previous post, it came out wrong. This is how it should be: This is correct, of course: The Puritans were a significant grouping of English-speaking Protestants in the 16th and 17th centuries. Puritans felt that the English Reformation had not gone far enough, and that the Church of England was tolerant of practices which they associated with the Catholic Church. A Puritan was any person seeking 'purity' through worship and doctrine. Piety, simplicity of dress and modesty of life were hallmarks. Many of their beliefs were similar to those of Calvinists and Scottish Presbyterians. They did not have an all-embracing theology, beyond a devotion to the Bible and moral purity. Puritans believed that political leaders are accountable to God to protect and reward virtue (including 'true religion'), and to punish wrongdoers. They opposed the supremacy of the monarch in the church, and argued that the only head of the Church in heaven or earth is Christ. http://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puritanism Dec 24 10, 12:13 PM

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Pietism (from the word piety) was a movement within Lutheranism, lasting from the late 17th century to the mid-18th century and later. It proved to be very influential throughout Protestantism and Anabaptism, inspiring not only Anglican priest John Wesley to begin the Methodist movement, but also Alexander Mack to begin the Brethren movement. The Pietist movement combined the Lutheranism of the time with the Reformed, and especially Puritan, emphasis on individual piety, and a vigorous Christian life. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pietism Dec 24 10, 12:14 PM