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This study provides a long-needed closer look at the trials of Anne Hutchinson, in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1637 and 1638. The book discusses the legal system of the times, and the Puritan doctrine that was at issue in both civil and church trials. By examining points not previously addressed by scholars, it demonstrates that the case against her was not proved, in either her criminal or her ecclesiastical trials. It provides an in-depth look at these important trials, and the setting in which they took place.

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In yet another look at the 1637 Antinomian crisis, Cameron assesses the legality of Anne Hutchinson's civil and ecclesiastical trials. Cameron is, at best, only partially successful. Not until chapter 8 does she get to the actual trials; the first seven chapters are devoted to biographical, theological, and legal backgrounds. The civil trial gets two chapters, the ecclesiastical one, and an epilogue sums up Hutchinson's later life. Regarding Hutchinson's guilt, Cameron hammers away throughout the essay that she most certainly was not guilty, and that the real culprit was her mentor, John Cotton, who abandoned her for his own personal safety. There really is not much to quarrel with regarding Cameron's position, although it is not particularly new. Assuming, somewhat naively, that the innocent go free, friends are loyal, and power is used humanely, Cameron seems not to appreciate that when cornered, one fights back with everything available. In desperate need of good editing, eccentrically documented, and without an index, the book can be recommended only for those libraries that strive for complete holdings on the Hutchinson trials. H. R. King; Eastern Michigan University

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The Author: Jean Cameron received her bachelor's degree in Religious Studies from the University of Minnesota, and her Master's degree and Doctorate in American Studies from the University of Minnesota. She is Executive Director of the Associated Colleges of the Twin Cities in St. Paul, Minnesota.