Reformation of the Decalogue - Religious Identity and the Ten Commandments in England, C.1485-1625

List of contents

Part I. The Civil Office of the Law: 1. Law; 2. Order; Part II. The Evangelical Office of the Law: 3. Sin; 4. Salvation; Part III. The Practical Office of the Law: 5. The godly; 6. The 'ungodly'; Conclusion: the Ten Commandments in England, c.1485-c.1625.

About the author

Jonathan Willis is a Reformation historian and Senior Lecturer in Early Modern History at the University of Birmingham. He is author of Church Music and Protestantism in Post-Reformation England (2010); editor of Sin and Salvation in Reformation England (2015); and co-editor of Dying, Death, Burial and Commemoration in Reformation Europe (2015) and Understanding Early Modern Primary Sources (2016). He is also Director of the University of Birmingham's Centre for Reformation and Early Modern Studies.

Summary

Providing new insights into the history of the English Reformation and the role of the Ten Commandments, this book covers topics such as monarchy and law, sin and salvation, and puritanism and popular religion. It will be ideal for anyone with an interest in the history or theology of Tudor England.

Product details

• Authors: Jonathan Willis, Jonathan (University of Birmingham) Willis, WILLIS JONATHAN
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.03.2020
• EAN: 9781108403993
• ISBN: 978-1-108-40399-3
• No. of pages: 408
• Series: Cambridge Studies in Early Modern British History; Cambridge Studies in Early Mod
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity; England, European History, British & Irish history, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / General, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, Church history, c 1500 to c 1600, 1485–1603 (Tudor period), Protestantism & Protestant Churches, Protestantism and Protestant Churches