Reformation worlds : antecedents and legacies in the Anglican tradition / edited by Sean A. Otto and Thomas P. Power.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Otto, Sean A., 1980- editor.

Charlton Yarnall Fund.

Yarnall Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Series:

Studies in church history (New York, N.Y.) ; v. 13.

Studies in church history

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Christianity--Essence, genius, nature.

Christianity.

England--Church history.

England.

Church history.

Reformation.

Genre:

Church history.

Physical Description:

xi, 243 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : Peter Lang Publishing, 2016.

Summary:

A reassessment of the precedents, course, and legacy of the Reformation has occurred in the present generation of academic writing. This collection of essays brings together research by established and new scholars on themes of the Reformation with a particular focus on its antecedents and legacies in the Anglican tradition. Utilizing a diversity of topics, approaches, and methods, this book adds measurably to our knowledge of the place of the Reformation in Britain and Ireland as well as its European, North American, and African particularities. Exploring a variety of themes, this collection examines the Reformation in relation to key aspects of church organization, belief, sacrament, conversion, relationships with other denominations, theological education, church and state, worship, and issues of resilience and decline. While these themes are pursued broadly, there is a particular focus on the context of the Anglican tradition in terms of Reformation preoccupations and concerns. This collection's thematic content, chronological span, and geographical range will also challenge accepted views, deepen understanding, and highlight new areas of enquiry, bringing new research and insights to bear on established observations. Academics will find this book of particular interest for courses on the Reformation, Early Modern Europe, and the history of Christianity. Book jacket.

Contents:

Introduction / Andrew Adkins, Sean A. Otto, Thomas P. Power

Reform, Revival, or renewal: the reformation after 500 years / Ephraim Radner

The venerable Bede as a visionary for unified Christian identities in the anglosphere / Andrew Adkins

The reform program of John Wyclif's sermons / Sean A. Otto

Richard Hooker: the confident Church of England reformer / David Neelands

Unworthy reception and infrequent communion in the Tudor-Stuart church / Eric Griffin

Pastors and depression in early-modern England / Brad Walton

Lapsed member and penitent convert: reformation, liturgy, and conversion in Ireland in the 1690s / Thomas P. Power

Pioneer Irish clergy in Upper Canada / Alan Acheson

Teaching and writing history at Wycliffe College, Toronto, 1881-1944 / Nathan Wolfe

Restoring order in the church: the Royal Commission on Ecclesiastical Discipline (1904-1906) / Gary W. Graber

Education reforms in colonial Africa: dynamics, challenges and impact on Christian missions / Mwita Akiri

No need to turn out the lights: Anglicans in Canada in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries / Brian Clarke, Stuart MacDonald

'Absurd hats & squeaky boots': C.S. Lewis goes to church / Paul H. Friesen.

Notes:

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Charlton Yarnall Fund.

Other Format:

Online version: Reformation worlds

ISBN:

9781433133312

1433133318

OCLC:

935053045

Publisher Number:

99971899369