| 中文摘要 | 第1-9页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第9-15页 |
| ·Puritanism: a Brief Introduction | 第11-12页 |
| ·American Democratic Thought | 第12-15页 |
| Chapter Two Review of Literature | 第15-24页 |
| ·Michael J. Rosano: the Relationship Between Puritanism and the Early Liberalism | 第15-17页 |
| ·Kenneth Wald: the Puritan Imprint on Colonial Thought | 第17-24页 |
| ·Covenant Theology and People’s Right to Revolt | 第17-18页 |
| ·Puritanism and Democracy in the New World | 第18-20页 |
| ·Total Depravity and Institutional Restraint | 第20-24页 |
| Chapter Three The Concept of Basic Puritan Ideas: an Analysis of the Inherent Link Between Puritanism and American Democratic Thought | 第24-34页 |
| ·Puritan Ideas About the Human Nature | 第24-29页 |
| ·The Belief of the Original Sin | 第24-26页 |
| ·The Unalienable Right of Liberty and Equality | 第26-29页 |
| ·God’s Blessing of Liberty | 第26-27页 |
| ·God’s Blessing of Equality | 第27-29页 |
| ·Puritan Idea About the Covenant | 第29-34页 |
| ·Covenant: Its Origination and Development | 第29-32页 |
| ·The Pre-Fall Covenant | 第29-30页 |
| ·The Post-Fall Covenant | 第30-32页 |
| ·Development of Covenant Theology in American Politics | 第32-34页 |
| Chapter Four Relationship Between Puritan Ideas and American Democratic Thought | 第34-44页 |
| ·The Formation of American Democratic Thought: the Colonial Experience | 第34-37页 |
| ·Puritan Ideas and the Formation of American Democratic Thought | 第37-44页 |
| ·Puritan Ideas and the Core Value of American Democratic Thought | 第37-39页 |
| ·Puritan Ideas and the First Layer of American Democratic Thought—“Why Should a Government Exist” | 第39-40页 |
| ·Puritan Ideas and the Second Layer of American Democratic Thought—“Where Should a Government Derive Its Power | 第40-42页 |
| ·Puritan Ideas and the Third Layer of American Democratic Thought—“How Should a Government Be Established” | 第42-44页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第44-47页 |
| Bibliography | 第47-49页 |
