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The Trial to Anne Hutchinson
An essay to describe the Puritans' uniformity in religion
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Essay: Anne Hutchinson: Religious VisionaryAnne Hutchison, a prominent (and controversial) political figure in early American
history was hailed as a hero by some and as a wicked, immoral “jezebel” by others. She taught
the citizens of the Massachusetts Bay Colony to rebel against the oppressive and morally
ambiguous church leaders that were forcing their stale, outdated sermons onto the populace
and was banished in return.
Hutchinson’s ideas about the role of women in colonial society and controversial,
“Antimonian”, worship techniques were revolutionary, but were, sadly, repressed by the
theocratic government she was preaching against. Anne Hutchinson’s only sin was a willingness
to stand up for what she believed in despite “overstepping her bounds as a woman” which was
admirable and courageous of her in a time where the government had no qualms about
enforcing capital punishment for what we see today as minor offenses.
Hutchinson journeyed to the new world in search of a place where she could express
her religious views freely and without persecution but found nothing of the sort in the
Massachusetts Bay Colony. Even before she set foot on American soil, Anne had already
aroused the suspicion of the minister who had first inspired her, John Cotton. Cotton would not
admit Hutchinson into his congregation because of remarks she had made during the voyage
about how she believed she had been given the power of clairvoyance by God, and had to
publicly admit her “mistake” before she was allowed to join.
Anne realized that the freedom of religion she had been promised was not necessarily
all that it had been made out to be and formed her own ideas about what having a relationship
with the Lord actually meant. She preached to her followers that it was better to have a
personal relationship with God rather than worshipping with the masses through the corrupt,
“non-elect” ministers that were stationed in the colony.
With theocracy serving as the official governmental policy of the colony, this caused
tension against Anne from all sides and eventually lead her to be put on trial, but she never
once relented or went back on her word. Hutchinson thought for herself and did not blindly
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