This week, ending in April 06 2017:
Today's thread is for open discussion of:
History in the academy
Historiographical disputes, debates and rivalries
Implications of historical theory both abstractly and in application
Philosophy of history
And so on
Regular participants in the Thursday threads should just keep doing what they've been doing; newcomers should take notice that this thread is meant for open discussion only of matters like those above, not just anything you like -- we'll have a thread on Friday for that, as usual.
Can any early/colonial US historians speak to the evolution of the historiography of Puritanism and the Puritans in this country, especially as it has developed/changed in recent decades? What are the current debates and stakes of those debates surrounding the historiography of Puritanism as it relates to early US colonial culture/politics/society?