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Originally Posted by KenPierce  The thing you need to know about Perry Miller is that he hates the Puritans and is singlehandedly responsible for the fact that "Puritan" has become an epithet in our culture.
We have him to thank for the permanent mis impression of Edwards as a boring preacher.
Cf. George Marsden and Iain Murray's Edwards biographies. | Thanks for this useful information. Though even someone like that can write useful stuff. His book does seem to have tons of good quotes.
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Daniel Ritchie
Saintfield, Northern Ireland - Queen's University, Belfast:History/Politics
Member of Dromara Reformed Presbyterian Church of Ireland (Covenanter)
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