Puritans and Puritanism are terms commonly used in the Polish language. Yet when one seeks to answer their meaning, a popular version of pious, religious and moral religious folk, dressed like
the well known Amish, comes to mind. Moreover, Puritanism in Poland is probably more often associated with the English colonies in North America, than 16th century England. In the article, the author presents the plethora of defi nitions of the term to be found in Polish history textbooks. Very often they present Puritans as an organized movement, even society, which caused the 17th century English civil war. Bringing forth the most recent understanding of the term, the author subsequently presents the newest, and in fact the only, publication on Puritans released in the Polish language. It is a book by Joel R. Beeke and Randall J. Pederson, which was translated and
presented to the readers in 2010
