Experiencing God in Late Medieval and Early Modern England

Experiencing God in Late Medieval and Early Modern England demonstrates that experiences of divine revelation, both biblical and contemporary, were central to late medieval and early modern English religion, shedding light on previously under-explored notions about divine revelation and the role they played in shaping English thought and belief.

List of contents

• Introduction: The Culture of Divine Revelation


• Part I: The Discourse of Experiencing God


• 1: 'The entrance to my joys'


• 2: 'Wee should bee rapt vp into the third heauen'


• 3: 'Pictures are ... not for Worship'


• Part II: Raptus as Prayer and Poetry


• 4: 'A love-token of Christ to the Soul'


• 5: 'Language of Angels'


• Part III: Challenges to the Culture of Divine Revelation


• 6: 'So unsatisfying ... is Rapture'


• 7: 'The foundation of all Knowledge'


• Conclusion

About the author

David J. Davis is Associate Professor of History at Houston Baptist University. He specializes in early modern religious culture and intellectual history, and his publications include two books on early modern religious images as well as numerous articles, chapters, and essays on the English Reformation and the history of the book in Britain. He teaches courses in European history in the History Department at HBU and is a faculty member in the Honours College.

Summary

Experiencing God in Late Medieval and Early Modern England demonstrates that experiences of divine revelation, both biblical and contemporary, were central to late medieval and early modern English religion, shedding light on previously under-explored notions about divine revelation and the role they played in shaping English thought and belief.

Additional text

An important and useful study. Provides in its conclusion also a sympathetic attempt to actualize the theme 'experiencing God'.

Product details

• Authors: David J. Davis, David J. (Associate Professor of History Davis, Davis David J.
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.06.2022
• EAN: 9780198834137
• ISBN: 978-0-19-883413-7
• No. of pages: 238
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Middle Ages; England, RELIGION / Christianity / History, HISTORY / Modern / 16th Century, HISTORY / Modern / 17th Century, Christianity, CE period up to c 1500, c 1500 onwards to present day, History of Religion, Medieval History, British & Irish history, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / General, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, Christian spirituality & religious experience, Spirituality and religious experience, European history: medieval period, middle ages, RELIGION / Christian Living / Spiritual Growth, HISTORY / Europe / Medieval