Richard Smyth and the Language of Orthodoxy: Re-Imagining Tudor Catholic Polemicism

From his position as first Regius Professor of Divinity at Oxford to his key role in the foundation of the University of Douai, Richard Smyth's life and works receive their first detailed study in this book. His defence of catholic orthodoxy against numerous prominent English reformers is examined and critically appraised.

About the author

J. Andreas Löwe, Ph.D. (2001) in Ecclesiastical History, University of Cambridge, is a historian and a priest. He has published on key aspects of the English Reformations and the history of the church in the Low Countries.

Product details

• Authors: J. Andreas Löwe
• Publisher: Brill
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.03.2003
• EAN: 9789004129276
• ISBN: 978-90-04-12927-6
• No. of pages: 288
• Dimensions: 164 mm x 245 mm x 24 mm
• Weight: 630 g
• Series: Studies in Medieval and Reform
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Art > Interior design, design