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[Ansley Smith] [10/5/2020] HIUS [221-C04]

 Colonial America and the Great Awakening 

[TheTrialofAnneHutchinson:HereticalTeacherorGuardianofReligiousLiberty] 

Annewasdestinedtodosomethingwithregardstoherfaith,puritanfaith.Anne’sfatherwasa puritanministerwhoalsowasonhousearrestformanyofthesameactionsAnnelatertakes. Afterthedeathofherfather,Annemarriesamanandmovesbacktoherhometown,thesame towninwhichherfatherwasputonhousearrestforattackingthechurch.AfterPrinceCharles gainsthethrone,Englandisforcedtoshiftawayfrompuritanism.Annelaterbeginstochallenge authorityandholdherownbiblesessionswithbothmenandwomenwhichsoonbecomevery popular,withatleast60peopleattending.Keepinmind,thetownofAlfordisverysmall.Many yearslater,theassentofkingCharles,Anne,andmanyotherpuritansfledpersecutionandwent toBoston.Annesoonbecomesapreacherandcreatesherphilosophythatheavenwasattainable toanyonewhoworshipedGoddirectly,withapersonalconnection.Annealsoclaimedthatshe wasspokentodirectlybyGodanddeclaringthatshecouldinterprettheScripturesonherown. Thissoonangersthesocietyandauthorityandsoonshecausesthewholecolonytosplit.Anne, afterangeringmanyofthespiritualauthorities,escapespersecutionyetagainandfledtoRhode Islandwheresheandherhusbandspenttheirlastfewyears.

Afterreading,IhavemuchrespectforAnneHutchinson.Although,IwouldbelyingifIsaidI knewanyinformationaboutherpriortoreadingthesearticles.Anneisaleader,tosaytheleast. Whenthewholecolonyisgoingagainsther,orsheknowsshecouldbekilledforheractions,

nothingwillstopherfromstandingstronginherfaithandwhatshebelievesin.IcannotsayI agreewithAnne’sstatement,“thatbehavior,andthereforesin,didnotaffectwhethersomeone wenttoheaven.”Sindoesaffectwhetheryougotoheaven,thebiblestatesthatallsinisequal andyes,Godwillforgiveanyoneforanything,butsinisdespisingsomeonewhodiedsothatwe couldlive.Ifyoudonotrecognizesinandaskforforgiveness,sinwillkeepyououtofheaven. So,therefore,herstatementisnottrue.Intheend,IrespectAnne’sactions,shespokehermind withconfidenceandwasnotafraidofwhatpeoplethoughtofherreligionandalotofkidsneed tobemorethatway,especiallymyself.

Works Cited:

“100BibleVersesaboutTeachingChildren.”EditedbyStephenSmith,What Does the Bible Say About Teaching Children?,OpenBible.info.,5Oct.2020, www.openbible.info/topics/teaching_children....