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The reformation of the Decalogue : religious identity and the Ten Commandments in England, c.1485-1625 / Jonathan Willis (University of Birmingham).
Kislak Center for Special Collections - Furness Shakespeare Library (Van Pelt 628) BR305.3 .W55 2017
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Willis, Jonathan P., author.
- Series:
- Cambridge studies in early modern British history
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Ten commandments.
- Reformation--England.
- Reformation.
- England.
- Christian life--Biblical teaching.
- Christian life.
- Great Britain--Church history--16th century.
- Great Britain.
- Church history.
- Genre:
- Church history.
- Physical Description:
- xx, 388 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge, United Kingdom : Cambridge University Press, 2017.
- Summary:
- "The Reformation of the Decalogue tells two important but previously untold stories: of how the English Reformation transformed the meaning of the Ten Commandments, and of the ways in which the Ten Commandments helped to shape the English Reformation itself. Adopting a thematic structure, it contributes new insights to the history of the English Reformation, covering topics such as monarchy and law, sin and salvation, and Puritanism and popular religion. It includes, for the first time, a comprehensive analysis of surviving Elizabethan and Early Stuart 'commandment boards' in parish churches, and presents a series of ten case studies on the Commandments themselves, exploring their shifting meanings and significance in the hands of Protestant reformers. Willis combines history, theology, art history and musicology, alongside literary and cultural studies, to explore this surprisingly neglected but significant topic in a work that refines our understanding of British history from the 1480s to 1625."-- Provided by publisher.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 355-382) and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Horace Howard Furness Memorial Fund.
- Other Format:
- ebook version :
- ISBN:
- 9781108416603
- 1108416608
- 9781108403993
- OCLC:
- 991641938
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