Prelate As Pastor - The Episcopate of James I

Zusatztext '... a first-class monograph. ... his book is an impressive rehabilitation of the reputations of the Jacobean episcopate as a whole, of Archbishop abbott, and most of all of James I himself. There will be many speculations to argue over as a result of this fine work, but in future they will rest on a solid documentary base. That is the measure of Dr Fincham's achievement.'William Lamont University of Sussex EHR Shorter Notices April '94 Klappentext This is a study of the sixty-six bishops who held office during the reign of James I. Kenneth Fincham surveys their range of activities and functions, including their part in central politics, their role in local society, their work as diocesan governors enforcing moral and spiritual discipline, and their supervision of the parish clergy. Dr Fincham argues that the accession of James I marked the restoration of episcopal fortunes at court and in the localities, seenmost clearly in the revival of the court prelate.This detailed analysis of the early seventeenth-century episcopate, intensively grounded in contemporary sources, reveals much about the church of James I, the doctrinal divisions of the period, and the origins of Laudian government in the 1630s. Prelate as Pastor offers a new perspective on the controversies of early Stuart religious history. Zusammenfassung This study of the 66 bishops of James I, with analysis of the early 17th-century episcopate, reveals much about the Jacobean church, the doctrinal division of the period and the origins of Laudian government in the 1630s, hence offering a new perspective on early Stuart religious history. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of plates; Abbreviations and symbols; The English and Welsh Episcopate 1603-1625; Introduction; The model and the men; Central politics; Local society; On visitation; Ecclesiastical justice; The clergy; Clerical nonconformity; Churchmanship; Conclusion; Appendices; Select bibliography; Index

Product details

• Authors: Kenneth Fincham, Kenneth (Lecturer in History Fincham, Fincham Kenneth
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.08.1990
• EAN: 9780198229216
• ISBN: 978-0-19-822921-6
• No. of pages: 378
• Series: Library of the Humanities; 127; Library of the Humanities; 127
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; European History, RELIGION / Christianity / Anglican, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, RELIGION / Christianity / Episcopalian, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Stuart Era (1603-1714), British & Irish history, United Kingdom, Great Britain, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, Social and cultural history, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, 16th century, c 1500 to c 1599, C 1600 To C 1700, Anglican and Episcopalian Churches, Anglican & Episcopalian Churches, Church of England