Grace and conformity : the reformed conformist tradition and the early Stuart Church of England / Stephen Hampton.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hampton, Stephen William Peter, author.

Contributor:

Charlton Yarnall Fund.

Yarnall Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Series:

Oxford studies in historical theology

Oxford studies in historical theology series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Church of England.

Church and state--England--History--17th century.

Church and state.

Christianity and politics--England--History--17th century.

Christianity and politics.

Theology, Doctrinal.

Church of England--Doctrines--History--17th century.

History.

England--Church history--17th century.

England.

Church history.

Great Britain--History--Early Stuarts, 1603-1649.

Great Britain.

Genre:

Church history.

History.

Physical Description:

412 pages ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2021]

Summary:

"The Reformed Conformity that flourished within the Early Stuart English Church was a rich and distinctive theological tradition that has never before been studied in its own right. While scholars have observed how Reformed Conformists clashed with Laudians and Puritans alike, no sustained study of their teaching on grace and their attitude to the Church has yet been undertaken, despite the acknowledged centrality of these topics to Early Stuart theological controversy. This ground-breaking monograph recovers this essential strand of Early Stuart Christian identity. It examines and analyses the teaching and writings of ten prominent theologians, all of whom made significant contributions to the debates that arose within the Church of England during the reigns of James I and Charles I and all of whom combined their loyalty to orthodox Reformed teaching on grace and salvation, with a commitment to the established polity of the English Church. The study makes the case for the coherence of their theological vision by underlining the connections that these Reformed Conformists made between their teaching on grace and their approach to Church order and liturgy. By engaging with a robust and influential theological tradition that was neither puritan nor Laudian, this monograph significantly enriches our account of the Early Stuart Church, as well as contributing to the ongoing scholarly reappraisal of the wider Reformed tradition. It builds on the resurgence of academic interest in British soteriological discussion, and uses that discussion, as previous studies have not, to gain valuable new insights into Early Stuart ecclesiology"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1. The Act Lectures Of John Prideaux

2. John Davenant And The English Appropriation Of The Synod Of Dort

3. Responses To Montagu

4. The Defence Of Grace After The 1626 Proclamation

5. The Articulation Of Justification By Faith

6. The Lord's Supper

7. Episcopacy

8. Disputed Ceremonies And The Liturgical Year.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

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

Other Format:

Online version: Hampton, Stephen William Peter, Grace and conformity

ISBN:

9780190084332

0190084332

OCLC:

1228476882

Publisher Number:

99987973635