Title Bishops and reform in the English church, 1520-1559 / Kenneth Carleton

Published Rochester, NY : Boydell Press, 2001

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Description 1 online resource (viii, 226 pages) : illustrations Series Studies in modern British religious history, 1464-6625 ; v. 3 Studies in modern British religious history ; v. 3. 1464-6625 Contents Introduction -- 1. Theologies of episcopacy in mid-Tudor England -- 2. Models of episcopal office -- 3. Bishops of the English church, 1520-1559 -- 4. The bishop and preaching -- 5. Bishops and the provision of education -- 6. Prayer and sacrifice: the life of the bishop -- 7. Episcopal activity I: the eradication of heresy -- 8. Episcopal activity II: the propagation of the ministry -- 9. Conclusion: the old episcopate in a new order -- Appendices -- Bibliography -- Index of scriptural references -- General index Summary The English bishops played a crucial role in the process of Reformation in the sixteenth century. From the first arrival of continental Reformed thought to the virtual extinction of the office in 1559, this work has at its core the bishops' own understanding of the episcopate, from their own surviving writings and other contemporary discussions Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-218) and indexes Notes Print version record Subject Reformation -- England. Episcopacy -- History of doctrines -- 16th century RELIGION -- Christian Church -- Leadership. RELIGION -- Leadership. HISTORY -- Modern -- General. Episcopacy -- History of doctrines Reformation SUBJECT England -- Church history -- 16th century. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85043267 Subject England Genre/Form Church history Form Electronic book LC no. 00052918 ISBN 1846150299 9781846150296

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