John Bale and religious conversion in reformation England / by Oliver Wort.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wort, Oliver.

Series:

Religious cultures in the early modern world ; no. 11.

Religious cultures in the early modern world ; no. 11

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bale, John, 1495-1563.

Bale, John.

Conversion.

Reformation--England.

Reformation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvi, 198 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London [England] : Pickering & Chatto, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Wort presents a study of conversion in the sixteenth century by focusing on the life and work of the evangelical reformer John Bale (1485-1563). Bale wrote several accounts of his conversion over a twenty-year period. Through a scrupulous examination of these published and unpublished works, Wort reinterprets Bale's conversion, moving away from standard assumptions of a 'clean break' towards a gradual metamorphosis where both aspects of Bale's character and beliefs can be seen to coexist. Wort uses this case study to establish a new set of critical perspectives on the subject of religious conversion and so offers a novel way of thinking about the English Reformation.

Contents:

Contents; Acknowledgements; A Note on References and the Presentation of Texts; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1.Constructing the Converted Self; 2. Becoming Bale/Baal; 3. Recantation and the Sincerity of Conversion; 4.Contested Identities/Corporate Identities; Epilogue; Notes; Works Cited; Index

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 02 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-138-66219-4

1-317-31995-8

1-315-65473-3

1-317-31996-6

1-78144-023-9

9781315654737

OCLC:

856868876