Increase Mather - Puritan Minister
Resources on Increase Mather, Puritan minister and figure in the Salem Witch Trials controversy.
Increase Mather
Short encyclopedia entry on Increase Matthew, whose Cases of Conscience Concerning Evil Spirits appearing in 1693 helped cast doubts on the use of spectral evidence in court.
Increase Mather
Biography of the Boston Puritan minister who wrote about witchcraft before the trials and who, on receiving John Proctor's petition, convened a meeting of Boston ministers that began to challenge the judgments of the Salem trials.
Shifting Signs: Increase Mather and the Comets of 1680 and 1
An article on Increase Mather's observation of the 1680 and 1682 comets, including how he interpreted them theologically.