Revolution of the Saints by Michael Walzer

In Revolution of the Saints, Michael Walzer provides an account of the dramatic socio-political changes wrought by Puritan radicals in the English revolution of 1640. Calvinists clergy are labeled "rootless intellectuals" by Walzer (p. 8) and the individuals who follow them as "self-disciplined agents of social and political reconstruction." The revolution of citizen-saints represented a risky experilent in political and social relations, fueled by a worth ethic ethos that sought profit and would serve as the foundation of capitalism and Protestantism in the U.S. colonies.

The new breed of political activity that unfolded in England during the revolution of 1640 was brought about by what Walzer (p. 4) labels "citizen-saints," a group of individuals who were committed to a political ideal that they strove by hard labor to achieve. Nevertheless, despite a work ethic that was made legitimate by the pursuit of profit, the citizen-saints were ultimately guided by a b

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