A New England religious liberal and Puritan spiritual advisor, Anne Hutchinson (born Anne Marbury) was one of the most prominent participants in the Antinomian Controversy of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. She was a follower of John Cotton and followed his spirit centred theology. She believed that salvation was granted to God’s elects and could not be achieved through human efforts and penitence. In the weekly discussions and meetings held at her home, she freely talked about these matters and soon the number of her followers grew. She put more emphasis on the efficacy of faith as a way to attain redemption. Hutchinson criticized the New England Puritan ministers for their narrow concepts of morality. Her principles were at odds with those of the recognized Puritan clergy of Boston. The civil authorities of Boston felt threatened by her theological beliefs as well. So she was tried by the General Court for alleged defaming of ministers. After her trial before the Boston Church, she was officially excommunicated. Following this, she and other dissenters established a settlement on the island of Aquidneck. Later in her life, she lived in the Long Island Sound. In 1643, she, her other family members and servants were killed in an attack.