Anne Hutchinson

Duration: :48

Genre: Educational

Creator: Robert Saudek Associates

Format: 16mm

Color: B&W

Sound: sound

Description: Shows Anne Hutchinson's fight for religious tolerance and freedom of conscience in Puritan New England., A documentary profile of Anne Hutchinson. Describes Anne Hutchinson's struggle with the Puritan Church hierarchy over rigid theocratic control of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, her conflict with Governor Winthrop in the courts, and her excommunication from the church. Shows how Anne Hutchinson's stand reaffirmed the principle of separation of church and state and the guarantee of freedom of religion.

Complete Record: Shows Anne Hutchinson's fight for religious tolerance and freedom of conscience in Puritan New England., A documentary profile of Anne Hutchinson. Describes Anne Hutchinson's struggle with the Puritan Church hierarchy over rigid theocratic control of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, her conflict with Governor Winthrop in the courts, and her excommunication from the church. Shows how Anne Hutchinson's stand reaffirmed the principle of separation of church and state and the guarantee of freedom of religion. NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.