Search

David D. Hall's book comprises a transatlantic history of the Puritan movement from its sixteenth-century emergence to its heyday under Oliver Cromwell and its subsequent political demise after 1660. Hall provides insights into the movement's trajectory, including the various forms of Puritan belief and practice in England and Scotland and their transatlantic migration. In Hall's sweeping view, Puritanism was a driving force for cultural change in the early modern Atlantic world and left an indelible mark on religion in America. The four reviewers praise Hall's book for its monumental achievement, with Abram Van Engen emphasizing the centrality of Puritan theology. They place it within its historiographical context, as Evan Haefeli does by comparing it with Michael Winship's Hot Protestants: A History of Puritanism in England and America (2018) and as Fred van Lieburg does by reminding us of the centuries-old German tradition of Pietismusforschung. The reviewers also raise critical questions as to the audience of Puritan publications and point to the benefits of studying Puritanism in an even wider comparative framework, one that looks forwards and backwards in time and one that speaks to the large, overarching questions raised by global history and digital humanities, including Andrew Pettegree's USTC project. In his response David Hall begins by acknowledging the decades of Anglo-American scholarship on the Puritan movement on which his book builds, replies to points raised by the reviewers, and reflects on the situation of Puritan studies in the United States at this moment in time. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Purpose: The aims of the study were to evaluate the postinsertion care needed by patients treated with four implants to retain mandibular overdentures and to compare two types of superstructures. Materials and Methods: The study consisted of 54 patients who had been treated with conventional maxillary dentures and mandibular overdentures retained by four implants and a triple-bar superstructure with cantilever extensions (28 patients) or without cantilever extensions (26 patients). Differences between both groups with regard to age, gender, length, and diameter of the implants and preoperative mandibular bone height were tested by means of Student's t and chi-square tests with a probability level of 0.05. No significant differences were found. Both groups were retrospectively compared on adjustments and complications. The follow-up period after insertion of the dentures was 2 years. Results: During the 2-year follow-up, 17 patients of the cantilever-extension group and 20 patients of the group without cantilever extensions needed adjustments and 17 patients of the cantilever group and 12 patients of the group without cantilever extensions had to be treated because of complications. Significantly more (P < 0.05, chi-square test) superstructure fractures were present in the cantilever group (14 occasions in 7 patients) than in the group without cantilever extensions (1 occasion). All superstructure fractures in the cantilever group involved the cantilever extensions. Conclusion: This study demonstrated a considerable need for postinsertion care, confirming the necessity of routine follow-up services for patients restored with implant-retained overdentures. Furthermore, the results of this study suggest restriction of the use of cantilever extensions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The author discusses the state of religion and literature in 19th century U.S. studies as of the early 21st century. The article discusses the significance of the book "The Altar at Home" by Claudia Stokes, the meaning of the word evangelical, and the books "Postmodern Belief" by Amy Hungerford and "Partial Faiths" by John McClure.

The article compares the structure of the Geneva Bible to Massachusetts Governor John Winthrop's "city upon a hill" sermon. The author discusses the Puritan origins of American culture during the 17th century, argues that Winthrop derived his sermon from the Bible passage Galatians 5:13, and explores why many scholars believed Winthrop had used the King James Version (KJV) of the Bible.