In Puritan thinking, the Christian life was a heroic venture, requiring a full quota of energy.

A Christian philosophy of literature begins with the same agenda of issues that any philosophy of literature addresses. Its distinctive feature is that it relates these issues to the Christian faith.

The Puritans' sense of priorities in life was one of their greatest strengths. Putting God first and valuing everything else in relation to God was a recurrent Puritan theme.

Stressing the God-centered life can lead to an otherworldly withdrawal from everyday earthly life.

Every Christian’s life is full of God’s blessings

Evangelism is not an option for the Christian life.