Sunday, October 17, 2010

Cotton Mather (1663-1728)

Magnalia Christi Americana

  • translated title is The Ecclesiastical History of New England
  • details religious development of Massachusetts and other nearby colonies in New England from 1620-1698.
  • describes Salem Witch Trials, story of founding of Harvard College itself, and his assertions that Puritan slaveholders should do more to convert their slaves to Christianity

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