The Theology of John Fisher

by Richard Rex

Overview

This book investigates the intellectual career of Bishop John Fisher (1469-1535), the early sixteenth century bishop of Rochester and victim of Henry VIII's Reformation, whose numerous writings included one of the most influential refutations of that century of Martin Luther.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780521391771
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Publication date:	04/26/1991
Edition description:	REVISED
Pages:	308
Product dimensions:	6.30(w) x 9.33(h) x 1.18(d)

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Preface; 1. Humanism and scholasticism in late fifteenth-century Cambridge; 2. Fisher and the Christian humanists; 3. Fisher and the Catholic campaign against Luther; 4. Authority; 5. Faith, grace and justification; 6. The inspiration and translation of scripture; 7. The controversy over Henry VIII's first marriage; 8. Conclusion; Appendix - John Fisher's library; Bibliography; Index.

Editorial Reviews

"Rex's study is insightful and exceedingly well documented...a significant contribution to the history of English Christian thought in the early sixteenth century." The Catholic Historical Review

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