9780199639731-0199639736-The Oxford History of Anglicanism, Volume I: Reformation and Identity c.1520-1662

The Oxford History of Anglicanism, Volume I: Reformation and Identity c.1520-1662

ISBN-13: 9780199639731
ISBN-10: 0199639736
Edition: 1
Author: Anthony Milton
Publication date: 2017
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Format: Hardcover 544 pages
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ISBN-13: 9780199639731
ISBN-10: 0199639736
Edition: 1
Author: Anthony Milton
Publication date: 2017
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Format: Hardcover 544 pages

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The Oxford History of Anglicanism, Volume I: Reformation and Identity c.1520-1662 (ISBN-13: 9780199639731 and ISBN-10: 0199639736), written by authors Anthony Milton, was published by Oxford University Press in 2017. With an overall rating of 3.8 stars, it's a notable title among other Churches & Church Leadership (Christian Books & Bibles) books. You can easily purchase or rent The Oxford History of Anglicanism, Volume I: Reformation and Identity c.1520-1662 (Hardcover) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used Churches & Church Leadership books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $1.63.

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The Oxford History of Anglicanism is a major new and unprecedented international study of the identity and historical influence of one of the world's largest versions of Christianity. This global study of Anglicanism from the sixteenth century looks at how was Anglican identity constructed and contested at various periods since the sixteenth century; and what was its historical influence during the past six centuries. It explores not just the ecclesiastical and theological aspects of global Anglicanism, but also the political, social, economic, and cultural influences of this form of Christianity that has been historically significant in western culture, and a burgeoning force in non-western societies today. The chapters are written by international exports in their various historical fields which includes the most recent research in their areas, as well as original research. The series forms an invaluable reference for both scholars and interested non-specialists.

Volume one of The Oxford History of Anglicanism examines a period when the nature of 'Anglicanism' was still heavily contested. Rather than merely tracing the emergence of trends that we associate with later Anglicanism, the contributors instead discuss the fluid and contested nature of the Church of England's religious identity in these years, and the different claims to what should count as 'Anglican' orthodoxy. After the introduction and narrative chapters explain the historical background, individual chapters then analyse different understandings of the early church and church history; variant readings of the meaning of the royal supremacy, the role of bishops and canon law, and cathedrals; the very diverse experiences of religion in parishes, styles of worship and piety, church decoration, and Bible usage; and the competing claims to 'Anglican' orthodoxy of puritanism, 'avant-garde conformity' and Laudianism. Also analysed are arguments over the Church of England's confessional identity and its links with the foreign Reformed Churches, and the alternative models provided by English Protestant activities in Ireland, Scotland and North America. The reforms of the 1640s and 1650s are included in their own right, and the volume concludes that the shape of the Restoration that emerged was far from inevitable, or expressive of a settled 'Anglican' identity.

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