The Elizabethan Puritan Movement

by Patrick Collinson

Overview

Originally published in 1967, this book is a history of church puritanism as a movement and as a political and ecclesiastical organism; of its membership structure and internal contradictions; of the quest for 'a further reformation'. It tells the fascinating story of the rise of a revolutionary moment and its ultimate destruction.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780367626020
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	10/01/2022
Series:	Routledge Library Editions: Puritanism
Pages:	530
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

About the Author

J. T. Cliffe is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society.

Table of Contents

Part 1: Puritanism and the Elizabethan Church 1. The Church of England and the English Churches 2. ‘But Halfly Reformed.’ 3. The Beginnings of a Party Part 2: The Breach Opens 1. So Many Learned and Religious Bishops 2. That Comical Dress 3. London’s Protestant Underworld 4. The People and the Pope’s Attire Part 3: The First Presbyterians 1. A New Dogma 2. The Circumstances of its Assertion 3. The Universities and the New Men 4. The Early Presbyterian Movement 5. An Inquisition and a Witch-Hunt Part 4: Moderate Courses 1. Grindal 2. The Prophesyings 3. Pastores Pastorum: The Promise of Grindal’s Church 4. Reaction 5. Exercises, Conferences and Fasts 6. The Dedham Conference Part 5: 1584 1. Whitgift 2. The First Round 3. The Second Round 4. The Parliament of 1584-5 Part 6: The Grand Design 1. The Book of Discipline 2. The Bill and Book 3. A Mixed Reception Part 7: Presbytery in Episcopacy 1. The Congregation and its Ministers 2. Discipline and the Eldership 3. Worship 4. The Meetings of the Godly Part 8: Discovery, Prosecution and Dissolution 1. Partly Fearing, Partly Hoping 2. On Trial 3. The Star Chamber 4. Underground and Diverted 5. The End of a Movement

Editorial Reviews

"[A] masterly work. A must for all libraries."—Choice

"Dr. Collinson has a quality, rather rare in ecclesiastical historians, of humor. The erudition and detail of his work are enlivened by wit and irony, which does much to lighten a somewhat academic study."—The Economist

"Excellent text, attractive presentation, good affordable price."—K.S. Sawyer, McCormick Theological Seminary

"This work is the great standard in the field of Tudor history. It is one of the most important works for students to know. It is profound yet lucid. It has influenced many historians and scholars since its first publication."—Susan Wabuda, Fordham University

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