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Zusatztext If a book's contribution is measured by the intensity of conversation it can raise, or the careful and expansive use of sources that are not often used in the same book, not tomention the breathtaking coverage of the period that many specialists fear to tread, Guyer's first book is an absolute success. Informationen zum Autor Benjamin M. Guyer earned his doctorate with Honours at the University of Kansas in 2016 under the supervision of Jonathan Clark. A lecturer in the Department of History and Philosophy at the University of Tennessee at Martin, he has published multiple essays and is co-editor of two books. Klappentext How the English Reformation was Named analyses the shifting semantics of 'reformation' in England between the fifteenth and seventeenth centuries. Originally denoting the intended aim of church councils, 'reformation' was subsequently redefined to denote violent revolt, and ultimately a series of past episodes in religious history. Zusammenfassung How the English Reformation was Named analyses the shifting semantics of 'reformation' in England between the fifteenth and seventeenth centuries. Originally denoting the intended aim of church councils, 'reformation' was subsequently redefined to denote violent revolt, and ultimately a series of past episodes in religious history. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction 1: 'In Head and in Members': Discourses of Reformation, c. 1414-1563 2: Dangerous Positions: Debating Reformation, 1553-1603 3: 'That Damned Dialogue': The Reformations of Jacobean Britain, 1603-1625 4: 'This Present Reformation in England': From Civil Wars to Apologetic Consensus, 1625-1660 5: Reformed Catholics, True Protestants: Tudor Religious History in Restoration England, 1660-1685 Conclusion
