"The disciplyne of the churches," 1636-1650 -- Contention and separation -- A widening chasm -- Church, town, and the half-way covenant -- "The right way to escape deserved ruine," 1670-1700 -- The search for a new moral order, 1665-1700 -- The politics of ecclesiastical disruption -- The Stoddard-Mather debate -- From the saybrook platform to the great awakening.