Preaching during the English Reformation [Paperback]

A study of the religious culture of sixteenth-century England, centred around preaching.This is a study of the religious culture of sixteenth-century England, centred around preaching, and is concerned with competing forms of evangelism between humanists of the Roman Catholic Church and emerging forms of Protestantism.The book shows how Protestant reformers adopted 'preaching Christ' as their strategy to promote new docrine, and it explores shifts in political power towards Protestantism. The book also offers fresh perspectives on fifteenth- and sixteenth-century figures on every side of the doctrinal divide, including John Rotheram, John Colet, Hugh Latimer, and Anne Boleyn.This is a study of the religious culture of sixteenth-century England, centred around preaching, and is concerned with competing forms of evangelism between humanists of the Roman Catholic Church and emerging forms of Protestantism.The book shows how Protestant reformers adopted 'preaching Christ' as their strategy to promote new docrine, and it explores shifts in political power towards Protestantism. The book also offers fresh perspectives on fifteenth- and sixteenth-century figures on every side of the doctrinal divide, including John Rotheram, John Colet, Hugh Latimer, and Anne Boleyn.This study of the religious culture of sixteenth-century England is concerned with the competing forms of evangelism promoted by humanists of the Roman Catholic Church and emerging forms of Protestantism. The book shows how Protestant reformers adopted preaching Christ as their strategy to promote new doctrine, and explores shifts in political power toward Protestantism. It also offers new perspectives on fifteenth- and sixteenth-century figures such as John Rotheram, John Colet, Hugh Latimer, and Anne Boleyn.Introduction; 1. For all Christian souls; 2. Pulpit men; 3. Flocking companies of friars; 4. The name of Jesus; Bibliography. All academic libraries supporting religious or English history should acquirelc(