Pilgrims and the Puritans

Student’s Name: Tutor: Class: Date: Pilgrims And the Puritans Stensrud's Newsweek article explores the difference between the Pilgrims and the Puritans, focusing on their beliefs and practices. For instance, from the article, we learned that the Pilgrims also referred to as the Separatists, saw the Church of England as irreparably unethical and wanted to develop a sovereign congregation of their own. They believed that "the church of England was not holy enough to meet their standards" (Stensrud, para 5). Such a radical step of entirely separating from the Church displays the Pilgrim's quest for religious purity and autonomy. However, the Puritans, even though critical of the Church of England, meant to transform it within instead of separating from it. Stensrud states that “The far larger group, those we know as Puritans or Nonseparating Episcopalians, reluctantly retained attachment to the English Church but were determined to c...