Puritanism insisted that victory was possible, and that neither compromise nor perpetual conflict with a seemingly invincible foe was either necessary or desirable. It made a brave bid for victory.

Puritanism no longer employs the thumbscrew and lash; but it still has a most pernicious hold on the minds and feelings of the American people. Naught else can explain the power of a Comstock. Like ...

On this episode of Free Expression, Wall Street Journal Editor at Large Gerry Baker speaks with conservative commentator Noah Rothman about what he calls the "new Puritanism," the left's modern ...

Puritanism is perhaps the least understood of any political movement in European history. In popular mythology it is reduced to a joyless cult of self-denial, obsessed by stripping churches and ...

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The Historical Journal, celebrating the publication of its 50th volume this year, continues to publish papers on all aspects of British, European, and world history since the fifteenth century. The ...

The hierarchy of value ; Evil and temptation ; The temptations of appetite ; The temptations of familial love and patriotism ; The temptations of art and esthetic pleasure ; The critics of puritanism ...

West’s ‘Puritanism’ of perfect chastity can discourage Catholics from dating, writer warns Dawn Eden Washington D.C., Jun 15, 2010 / 02:52 am ...

Fact is, sexual puritanism is a prominent feature of authoritarian movements everywhere — left and right. Indeed, Moms for Liberty greatly resembles Big Brother’s Junior Anti-Sex League from ...

Marcelo Crivella, 59-year-old senator and former pastor for the Universal Church of the Kingdom of God, becomes first member of country's evangelical clergy to reach a top executive office ...

More: Catherine Deneuve on anti-#MeToo letter: I apologize to the victims For the women who penned the manifesto, the threat of "puritanism" in post-#MeToo feminism is a threat to sexual liberty.