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Reformation and Reaction in Tudor Cambridge H. C. Porter

Reformation and Reaction in Tudor Cambridge By H. C. Porter

Reformation and Reaction in Tudor Cambridge by H. C. Porter


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Originally published in 1958, this book provides a comprehensive study of Cambridge University during the Reformation and the broader impact of religious reform in Tudor England. Life within the University is presented as a lens through which the broader alliances and conflicts of the Tudor age can be viewed.

Reformation and Reaction in Tudor Cambridge Summary

Reformation and Reaction in Tudor Cambridge by H. C. Porter

Originally published in 1958, this book provides a comprehensive study of Cambridge University during the Reformation and the broader impact of religious reform in Tudor England. Life within the University is presented as a lens through which the broader alliances and conflicts of the Tudor age can be viewed. As stated in the introduction, 'The story is that of the Reformation in England, told from a certain angle'. The text is divided into three main sections: 'Humanists, Reformers and Exiles'; 'The Puritans and Authority'; and 'The Universe of Grace'. A detailed bibliography is also included. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in Tudor England, the Reformation and the history of Cambridge.

Table of Contents

Preface; Introduction; Part I. Humanists, Reformers and Exiles: 1. The Cambridge of John Fisher; 2. Erasmus in Cambridge; 3. The Cambridge reformers; 4. The Cambridge exiles; Part II. The Puritans and Authority: 5. The tribulations of authority: 1550-65; 6. Troubles at St John's: Richard Longworth and William Fulke; 7. The Puritan assertion; 8. Puritanism and authority in Elizabethan Cambridge; 9. More troubles at St John's: William Whitaker and Henry Alvey; 10. The Cambridge Puritans; Part III. The Universe of Grace: 11. Grace abounding; 12. The theology of William Perkins; 13. The Calvinist assertion: 1595; 14. Grace and predestination: the doctrine established by authority; 15. The question of Christian assurance: William Barrett; 16. The Lambeth articles; 17. Peter Baro: the universitality of grace; 18. Two Elizabethan Cambridge divines: Andrewes and Overall; Epilogue: the candle of the Lord; Bibliography: 1. Manuscript sources; 2. Cambridge bibliography; 3. General bibliography; Index.

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NLS9781107553910
9781107553910
1107553911
Reformation and Reaction in Tudor Cambridge by H. C. Porter
New
Paperback
Cambridge University Press
2015-10-12
482
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