| Her story of the work ethic begins with its invention in 17th-century Puritanism. |
| Puritanism entails hostility to the traditional culture as well as enthusiasm for sermons and predestinarian theology. |
| It is a secular 'born-again' phenomenon that has its historical origin in Puritanism as part of the American psyche. |
| Many of the precepts of Puritanism survived well into the nineteenth century. |
| The disintegration of Puritanism preceded any attempt to impose the Presbyterian system. |
| Cromwell's Puritanism was offended by bacchanalian revelry, led by the Lord of Misrule. |
