A prime example of the new style of writing these settlers brought is Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God. Puritans quickly became the majority of American writers, and nearly all their works revolved around religion. Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God is a sermon given by Jonathan Edwards. The purpose of this sermon was to persuade people to believe that all men are sinners and that God's judgement would be more painful than they could imagine. Puritan writings dominated American literature for most of the 17th century. Persuasive Puritan writing was one of the many steps of American literature prior to
A prime example of the new style of writing these settlers brought is Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God. Puritans quickly became the majority of American writers, and nearly all their works revolved around religion. Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God is a sermon given by Jonathan Edwards. The purpose of this sermon was to persuade people to believe that all men are sinners and that God's judgement would be more painful than they could imagine. Puritan writings dominated American literature for most of the 17th century. Persuasive Puritan writing was one of the many steps of American literature prior to