Why it was so important for them to bring those people back into forward if you will. If possible. If not possible, then to thank you would you please go away. Okay . So, what were going deal with today are larger problems. That are not necessarily individual behaviors, but people who are spousing ideas, and belief systems. And practice them and acting upon them. That are not just misbehaviors. But really question and shake the foundation of puritan society. That whole experiment. What happens when somebody starts to question that. What happens when people start believes and express believes. That run entirely counter to that. Because we talked about remember how important it was to them to make sure they were doing it right. Okay, according to to their understanding of their Christian Faith. They had to do it this particular way. If they didnt do this particular way, then they were going to run the chance of being abandoned by god, right . 1o which was a horrible thing. One of the mos
Affiliates and visiting cities across the country. Next well go to West Virginia university where professor Kevin Gooding teaches a class on puritans and early colonial america. And what religious freedom meant to them. This class is about an hour. Okay the story so far, not the entire story from the whole semester. Where we left off on monday. Monday we dealt with how the puritans approached people who engaged in misbehaviors and talked about those and how familiar they were. To anybody walking up and down high street on a friday or saturday night. Okay. And how they approach them, how they dealt with people, who engaged in those behaviors, and why. Why it was so important for them to bring those people back into forward if you will. If possible. If not possible, then to thank you would you please go away. Okay . So, what were going deal with today are larger problems. That are not necessarily individual behaviors, but people who are spousing ideas, and belief systems. And practice th
Of shoreland and conservation and food sustainability, and its just, its just terrific. Thank you so much for sharing your city with us. R span cspan is in portland, maine. We visit the childhood home of Henry Wadsworth longfellow. Often i think of the beautiful town that is seated by the sea, and often in thought go up and down the pleasant streets of that dear old town, and my youth comes back to me. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was a, was an american poet in the 19th century. He was, when he was alive and writing, probably the most famous english language writer in the world if not the most famous person in the world. And today hes probably best remembered for poems like paul reveres ride, the childrens hour. Hes still very much a part of our everyday lexicon and our american memory. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was born in portland, maine, february 27, 1807. He grew up here. Its where he started writing. And even after he as an adult left portland and left maine, he still came back all
Paid much attention to dyer. They thought she was a crackpot, a lewin tuck. Who would write lunatic. Who would write books for 50 years decrying the shakers . Models of new england farm life and history. Yet as i read her text, i realized this isnt a woman whos insane, this is a woman whos angry. This was a woman who was placed in an untenable position as a woman in American Society in the first decades of the 19th century. The more i read, the more i realized this was more to this story than an angry woman trying to retrieve her children. Mary and joseph dyer were New Hampshire farmers living in the earliest years of the 19th century. At that time New Hampshire, especially in the far north, was still a frontier. And they were seeking security in an uncertain world. And they found it in religion. They became early converts to the religious group known as the shakers. The shakers are an american communal sectarian group. They are protestant in their orientation. They live separate from
Some of these authors have a will be appearing on booktv. You can watch them on our website, booktv. Org. Often i think of the beautiful town that is seated by the sea and often in fossil upanddown the pleasant streets of that town and my youth comes back to me. Welcome to portland, maine, on booktv. Located on a peninsula, it was the original capital of maine and started as a fishing and trading village. Today its the largest city in the state with a population of about 66,000. It still has strong ties to its maritime history with lobstering and tourism in its largest economic drivers. With help of our spectrum Cable Partners for the next 90 minutes will feature the areas history and literary community. Whitney kent are special feature on portland with a history of lobstering industry. We begin our special feature. Over here is my gps and radar. So and thought it helps us figure out where we are. I dont mark my traps with the gps. I i kind of do it by feel. Look at that bad boy. Its a