Synopses & Reviews
This collection of essays examines the traumatic religious upheavals of early- and mid-sixteenth century England from the point of view of the early Protestants, a group which has been seriously neglected by recent scholarship. Leading British and American scholars re-examine early Protestantism, arguing that it was a complex movement which could have evolved in a number of directions. They explore its approach to issues of gender roles, the place of printing and print culture, and the ways in which Protestantism continued to be influenced by medieval religious culture.
Review
"...serious students of the sixteenth century will deepen their understanding of the early English Reformation by careful study of one or more of these essays." Albion"A valuable and highly recommended addition to the literature on Germany's role in the outbreak of World War I." H-GERMAN"Throws needed light on the crucial period of early Reformation history." H-NET"[A] valuable study." Bibliotheque d'Humanisme &Renaissance"...a stimulating and valuable resource for advanced students and scholars of the English reformations." History
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"This is a superb collection of essays, opening up a number of new avenues for exploring the spiritual foundations of the English Reformation." Norman Jones, Utah State University, Anglican and Episcopal History"...serious students of the sixteenth century will deepen their understanding of the early English Reformation by careful study of one or more of these essays." Albion"A valuable and highly recommended addition to the literature on Germany's role in the outbreak of World War I." H-GERMAN"Throws needed light on the crucial period of early Reformation history." H-NET"[A] valuable study." Bibliotheque d'Humanisme &Renaissance"...a stimulating and valuable resource for advanced students and scholars of the English reformations." History
Synopsis
A collection of original and challenging essays examining the early Protestants in the English Reformation.
Synopsis
This collection of essays examines the traumatic religious upheavals of early- and mid-sixteenth century England from the point of view of the early Protestants. Rather than assuming the onward march of Protestantism, the essays reveal the unpredictable and deeply-contested process by which an English Protestant identity came to be formed.
Table of Contents
Introduction: Protestantismâs and their beginnings Peter Marshall and Alec Ryrie; 1. Evangelical conversion in the reign of Henry VIII Peter Marshall; 2. The friars in the English Reformation Richard Rex; 3. Clement Armstrong and the Godly Commonwealth: radical religion in early Tudor England Ethan H. Shagan; 4. Counting sheep, counting shepherds: the problem of allegiance in the English Reformation Alec Ryrie; 5. Sanctified by the believing spouse: women, men and the marital yoke in the early Reformation Susan Wabuda; 6. Dissenters from a dissenting church: the challenge of the freewillers 1550 58 Thomas Freeman; 7. Printing and the Reformation: the English exception Andrew Pettegree; 8. John Day: Master Printer of the English Reformation John N. King; 9. Night schools, conventicles and churches: continuities and discontinuities in Early Protestant ecclesiology Patrick Collinson; Index.