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Bishops and Reform in the English Church, 1520-1559

Bishops and Reform in the English Church, 1520-1559

Carleton, Kenneth

Hardcover

Series: Studies in Modern British Religious History, Book 3

Religion General General Christianity

ISBN10: 0851158161
ISBN13: 9780851158167
Publisher: Boydell Pr
Published: Jun 14 2001
Pages: 236
Weight: 1.49
Height: 0.90 Width: 6.28 Depth: 9.56
Language: English
The role of bishops in the process of Reformation in the 16th century, studied from their surviving writings and contemporary discussion.

The English bishops played a crucial role in the process of Reformation in the sixteenth century, from the first arrival of continental Reformed thought to the virtual extinction of the office in 1559. This work has at its core the bishops' own understanding of the episcopate, drawn from their surviving writings and other contemporary discussions; such a study is key to understanding what became of the English Church of the middle ages and what it was to become under Elizabeth. Carleton examines the interplay between bishop and king, the episcopate in the context of other orders, and the social context of the office; he studies episcopal activity in key areas such as preaching, ordaining, and opposing heresy; and he notes the influence of the models which the bishops themselves set up as ideals, most notably Christ himself as the ideal bishop. The backgrounds of the bishops are set out in the appendix.

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