{"title":"Cotton Mather","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe works of \u003cstrong\u003eCotton Mather\u003c\/strong\u003e offer deep insights into the cultural and religious life of early America. Readers can explore a rich tapestry of sermons, historical reflections, and moral essays that illuminate the complexities of Puritan thought and society.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEngaging with these texts provides a unique window into the forces shaping Arts \u0026amp; Culture during Mather’s time, blending spirituality with early American intellectual history. His writings remain a significant resource for those interested in the period’s ideas and values.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"a-cotton-mather-reader-by-cotton-mather-9780300260182","title":"A Cotton Mather Reader","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn authoritative selection of the writings of one of the most important early American writers\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e“A brilliant collection that reveals the extraordinary range of Cotton Mather’s interests and contributions—by far the best introduction to the mind of the Puritan divine.”—Francis J. Bremer, author of \u003ci\u003eLay Empowerment and the Development of Puritanism\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCotton Mather (1663–1728) has a wide presence in American culture, but very few people have ever read a significant portion of his work. The sheer volume of Mather’s corpus makes it challenging. In his sixty-five years, he was responsible for some of the most important contributions to history, medicine, and theology in the late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries, in addition to having written some 450 books and pamphlets, hundreds of sermons, and thousands of letters.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis wide-ranging volume includes topical selections on autobiography and meditation; New England history; gender, childrearing, and education; natural science and medicine; mercantilism and paper money; biblical interpretation; Salem witchcraft; race, slavery, and servitude; Native Americans and captivity; and pietism, world missions, and millennialism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Cotton Mather Reader\u003c\/i\u003e will serve as both a reference for scholars and a textbook for students and should help bring renewed attention to this important figure.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47995345961196,"sku":"9780300260182","price":44.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780300260182-a-cotton-mather-reader.jpg?v=1784894483"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/cotton-mather.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}