Ep. 61: The Politics of Puritan Missions: The Coming of John Eliot, Pt. 3

Puritan missions in New England were slow to start. Once they did, it became difficult to know where sincere evangelism ended and politics began. John Eliot received a lot of help to launch his missionary work, but there was a lot of controversy surrounding those efforts. In this episode, we will explore some of those controversies. They can tell us a lot about how deception can bring power and how that power can be wielded. Puritan missions in New England were slow to start. Once they did, it became difficult to know where sincere evangelism ended and the politics began. John Eliot received a lot of help to launch his missionary work. But there was a lot of controversy surrounding those efforts. In this episode, we will explore some of those controversies. They can tell us a lot about how deception can bring power and how that power can be yielded. Audio Production by Podsworth Media.

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