Massachusetts Bay 10: The Antinomian Controversy pt. 3
Rejects & Revolutionaries (American History Podcast)
English - June 27, 2018 16:02 - 31 minutes - 14.7 MB - ★★★★★ - 27 ratingsHistory Education americanhistory americanhistorypodcast colonialamericanhistory historypodcast unitedstateshistory Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Four days after clergy held a synod to determine theological truths, the Court decided to eliminate the heresy by any means necessary. Wheelwright and Anne Hutchinson were convicted of sedition and banished after long, heated trials, and their supporters were given the choice between recanting and banishment. Under increasing scrutiny, and faced with a complete lack of control of the movement, Cotton finally turned against it.