The Beginnings of English Protestantism
The Beginnings of English Protestantism
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Studies of the English Reformation have tended either to emphasise the vitality of traditional religious culture, or to shift the focus to the reigns of Elizabeth and the early Stuarts. As a result the men and women who once seemed central to the story, those who became Protestants in the early and middle decades of the sixteenth century, have tended to be marginalised. These essays draw attention to those critical early years, and to the importance of the evangelical movement in the making of England's religious revolution. By considering themes such as conversion and martyrdom, gender and authority, printing and propaganda, and the long shadow of medieval religious culture, the authors show early English Protestantism to have been a complex and many-headed movement. Rather than assuming the onward march of Protestantism, the essays reveal the unpredictable and deeply-contested process by which an English Protestant identity came to be formed.
- The essays in the volume offer both case-studies and broader thematic analyses
- The authors are all top-rank British and American scholars
- The subject of early Protestantism is both important and under-examined in literature
Reviews & endorsements
"This collection appeals not only to the Tudor specialist, but also to readers of social and religious history. But the greatest recommendation for The Beginnings of English Protestantism is that it serves as a vital counterpoint to the recent trends of revisionist history, illustrating the strength and depth of early English evangelism alongside the celebrated continuance of traditional religion." Janice Liedl, Laurentian University, Canadian Journal of History
"This is a superb collection of essays, opening up a number of new avenues for exploring the spiritual foundations of the English Reformation." Norman Jones, Utah State University, Anglican and Episcopal History
"...serious students of the sixteenth century will deepen their understanding of the early English Reformation by careful study of one or more of these essays." Albion
"A valuable and highly recommended addition to the literature on Germany's role in the outbreak of World War I." H-GERMAN
"Throws needed light on the crucial period of early Reformation history." H-NET
"[A] valuable study." Bibliotheque d'Humanisme & Renaissance
"...a stimulating and valuable resource for advanced students and scholars of the English reformations." History
Product details
- Published: June 2002
- Format: Hardback
- ISBN: 9780521802741
- Length: 256 pages
- Dimensions: 237 × 157 × 22 mm
- Weight: 0.533kg
- Contains: 6 b/w illus.
- Availability: Available
Table of Contents
- List of illustrations
- Notes on contributors
- List of abbreviations
- Introduction: Protestantisms and their beginnings Peter Marshall and Alec Ryrie
- 1. Evangelical conversion in the reign of Henry VIII Peter Marshall
- 2. The friars in the English Reformation Richard Rex
- 3. Clement Armstrong and the godly commonwealth: radical religion in early Tudor England Ethan H. Shagan
- 4. Counting sheep, counting shepherds: the problem of allegiance in the English Reformation Alec Ryrie
- 5. Sanctified by the believing spouse: women, men and the marital yoke in the early Reformation Susan Wabuda
- 6. Dissenters from a dissenting Church: the challenge of the Freewillers, 1550–1558 Thomas Freeman
- 7. Printing and the Reformation: the English exception Andrew Pettegree
- 8. John Day: master printer of the English Reformation John N. King
- 9. Night schools, conventicles and churches: continuities and discontinuities in early Protestant ecclesiology Patrick Collinson
- Index.
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