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What was Puritanism, and how did Transcendentalists react to it?

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Answer:Puritanism holds that there is salvation only for God's chosen, the elect; Transcendentalism maintains that every person can reach ultimate truths through spiritual intuition that transcends reason and sensory experience. ... For the Transcendentalists, God is present in every aspect of Nature including every human being.

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