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Cotton Mather - Puritan Minister

Cotton Mather's Puritan theology was part of the environment out of which the Salem Witch Trials grew, and his study of the witchcraft trials is an important part of the historical attempt to understand the witch hunts. His writings on the family are helpful to understanding the historical role of mothers and women.

Cotton Mather
Biography of the Puritan minister, friend of and minister to three of the five Salem Village judges.

Cotton Mather (1663-1728)
A very large image, a one-paragraph summary of his career, and a good bibliography of primary works and related books.

Cotton Mather: The Wonders of the Invisible World
Excerpts from Mather's 1693 on witchcraft and on the Salem Trials, focusing on Mather's views of the trials.

Duties of Children to their Parents
A perspective on the family, from 17th century Puritan minister Cotton Mather.

Duties of Parents To Their Children
A perspective on the family, from 17th century Puritan minister Cotton Mather.

Education of Children
A 17th century Puritan perspective on schools and religion, civil authority and family. By Cotton Mather.

Father's Resolutions
From Cotton Mather, the religious responsibilities of the father.

What Must I Do To Be Saved?
Mather, in this sermon, outlines the Puritan concept of salvation.

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