The Precisianist Strain

“A rigorous and highly readable account. . . . A masterful exposition of Puritan religious history.”—Journal of Religion

“A definitive exposition of the movement’s biblical restoration. . . . A brilliant study. . . . Add[s] substantially to scholars' comprehension of the early seventeenth-century transatlantic Puritan movement.”-—William and Mary Quarterly

“This is a work of mature reflection based on a thoughtful and careful reading of many of the principal clerical sources.”—American Historical Review

“Bozeman’s book is a mature work of scholarship that fulfills the potential of a previous seminal article and complements his earlier work.”—Historical Journal

“Bozeman’s consideration of the rise of English pietism significantly deepens our understanding of that school of Puritanism.”—Seventeenth Century News

“Dwight Bozeman elaborates English Protestant devotional routine. . . . He argues forcefully for the various movements in England and New England termed 'antinomianism' to be seen as sustained protests against and deliberate alternatives to this great and defining Puritan achievement in practical divinity.”—Stephen Foster, Northern Illinois University

“Bozeman skillfully traces the origins of disciplinary exactitude as a hallmark of Puritanism. . . . By demonstrating how the Antinomian Controversy in Massachusetts derived from longstanding tensions among the godly in England, while feeding off unique local circumstances, he adds a new dimension to our understanding of Puritanism in its transatlantic context.”—Louise A. Breen, Kansas State University

“This book sets the rise of antinomianism in old and New England in the context of a full-scale reinterpretation of Puritanism from the 1570s to the 1640s. The range of reading is remarkably wide, the analysis and argument both precise and broad. The book contains many vignettes of startling insight. . . . A must-read for scholars and students of Puritanism on both sides of the Atlantic.”—Peter Lake, Princeton University