Reformation Unbound - Protestant Visions of Reform in England, 1525-1590

A study of radical English Protestant views of reformation, revising understandings of early English Protestantism and the development of Puritanism.

Sommario

Introduction: remembering the Tuesday Sabbath; 1. Radical reformation and the Henrician church; 2. Not peace but a sword; 3. Anti-Nicodemism as a way of life; 4. Reformation without tarrying; 5. Revisiting the troubles at Frankfurt; 6. Catholics and the Elizabethan vestments controversy; 7. The battle for English Protestantism; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.

Info autore

Karl Gunther is an Assistant Professor of History at the University of Miami. His research focuses on the history of the English Reformation and the religious and intellectual history of Reformation Europe more broadly. Before coming to the University of Miami, Gunther taught in the Department of History at Rice University, Houston. He has been the recipient of numerous fellowships and grants, including from the Folger Shakespeare Library, and has published articles in Past and Present, The Journal of Ecclesiastical History, and History Compass. This is his first book. He currently serves as the Vice-President of the Southern Conference on British Studies.

Riassunto

For readers interested in early modern England and the Reformation, this book sheds new light on radical Protestant views of reform and godly identity. It significantly revises our understanding of central episodes and issues in the English Reformation, the nature of early English Protestantism and the development of Puritanism.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Karl Gunther, Karl (University of Miami) Gunther, Gunther Karl
• Editore: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 02.02.2017
• EAN: 9781107426405
• ISBN: 978-1-107-42640-5
• Pagine: 296
• Serie: Cambridge Studies in Early Modern British History; Cambridge Studies in Early Mod; Cambridge Studies in Early Modern British History
• Categorie: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Storia dei paesi e delle regioni; England, European History, c 1500 onwards to present day, British & Irish history, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / General, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, Church history, 16th century, c 1500 to c 1599, Protestantism and Protestant Churches