Puritanism, superficially thought to be a belief in which the Church of England should be removed from Catholicism and its hierarchy, demands more of the individual than the church. It demanded the faith, strength, and determination to please God. The Puritan Dilemma, by Edmund S. Morgan, is the biography of John Winthrop, a Puritan who departs from England in order to create a haven and an example of a community where the laws of God …showed first 75 words of 885 total…

…showed last 75 words of 885 total…Winthrop was a strong believer of God and never let his love for him stop. He successfully combined his leadership skills with religion to create a community like no other, one that fully abides God. Winthrop did his best to try and resolve problems in the best way possible. He lived a life of devotion and when he died he "reached what in life he had never sought, a separation from his sinful fellow men" (184).