Defining the Jacobean Church

The Politics of Religious Controversy, 1603-1625

AvCharles W. A. Prior

Inbunden, Engelska, 2005

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Beskrivning

This 2005 book proposes a model for understanding religious debates in the Churches of England and Scotland between 1603 and 1625. Setting aside 'narrow' analyses of conflict over predestination, its theme is ecclesiology - the nature of the Church, its rites and governance, and its relationship to the early Stuart political world. Drawing on a substantial number of polemical works, from sermons to books of several hundred pages, it argues that rival interpretations of scripture, pagan, and civil history and the sources central to the Christian historical tradition lay at the heart of disputes between proponents of contrasting ecclesiological visions. Some saw the Church as a blend of spiritual and political elements - a state Church - while others insisted that the life of the spirit should be free from civil authority.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2005-07-25
Mått:161 x 235 x 28 mm
Vikt:650 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Cambridge Studies in Early Modern British History
Antal sidor:314
Förlag:Cambridge University Press
ISBN:9780521848763

Utforska kategorier

Europas historia inom Historia och arkeologi
Kristendom inom Filosofi och religion
Religion: allmänt inom Filosofi och religion

Mer om författaren

Charles W. A. Prior is a Research Fellow in the Faculty of History at the University of Cambridge. He is the editor of Mandeville and Augustan Ideas: New Essays (2002).

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Review of the hardback: 'The not unreasonable claim made by this book is that we should try to interpret and decipher the ecclesiological dynamics of the Jacobean Church by distancing ourselves, as far as we can, from narrow theological concerns.' The Journal of Ecclesiastical History

Innehållsförteckning

1. Introduction: defining the Church; 2. The language of ecclesiastical polity and Jacobean conformist thought; 3. Doctrine, law, and conflict over the Canons of 1604; 4. Apostoli, Episcopi, Divini?: models of ecclesiastical governance; 5. Bellum Ceremoniale: scripture, custom, and ceremonial practice; 6. Ceremonies, episcopacy, and the Scottish kirk; 7. Conclusion: narratives of civil and ecclesiastical authority.