Royal priesthood in the English Reformation / Malcolm B. Yarnell III.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Yarnell, Malcolm B., III, author.

Series:

Oxford theology and religion monographs

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Priesthood, Universal--History--16th century.

Priesthood, Universal.

Pastoral theology--History of doctrines--16th century.

Pastoral theology.

Pastoral theology--History of doctrines.

History.

Physical Description:

xii, 320 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2013.

Summary:

This title assesses the understandings of the Christian doctrine of royal priesthood, long considered one of the three major Reformation teachings, as held by an array of royal, clerical, and popular theologians during the English Reformation.

Contents:

John Wyclif's universalist approach to universal priesthood

Royal priesthood in late medieval England

Common priesthood in the early English Reformation

Royal priests : Henry VIII and Edward VI

Priestly magistrates : Thomas Cromwell's faction

Thomas Cranmer : the ministerial priesthood is 'necessary'

Thomas Cranmer : the people's priesthood

The reformation of the queens

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [277]-312) and index.

ISBN:

9780199686254

0199686254

OCLC:

871211157