The People and the Book: Negotiating Religious Change in Reformation England and Beyond
Ebook
This book tells the story of the people's experience in dealing with profound changes in religion during the English Reformation. Continental Protestantism influenced the changing nature of English religion, but Catholicism was still the familiar old religion. Official religious policy swung back and forth between different forms of Protestantism and Catholicism, probably causing some to experience some form of spiritual whiplash. But, most clung to their old, familiar faith. Official religious policies provide the backdrop for this story with the people taking the lead. Over time, especially during Elizabeth I's reign, Protestantism became more familiar, leading most people to accept some form of that new religion by the end of her reign. However, religion continued to change, or at least to shift in subtle ways. And so, the book's story doesn't end with Elizabeth's death. It continues through key religious developments in England and beyond, answering the question of how the church of Elizabeth's day became the global Anglican church of today.
“This clear, vivid, and engaging book stresses the participation
of laypeople, including women, in the English Reformation and its
aftermath, as the decisions and deaths of four monarchs changed
England’s official religion four times in the early seventeenth
century. Protestant women provided food and clean shirts to their
coreligionist priests in prison; later, Catholics prayed the rosary
during Protestant services. The story continues, showing how today
the international Anglican Communion maintains diversity within
unity.”
—Marianne Novy, University of Pittsburgh
“With admirable clarity, Caroline Litzenberger strips away the
myths and sets out what the English Reformation was really
about. Most significantly, she shows that lay women and men, not
just the clergy and theologians, played central roles in shaping
Anglicanism from the start. This is the ideal introduction for
general readers, and especially for American Episcopalians seeking
to understand the roots of their church.”
—Eric Carlson, Gustavus Adolphus College
“This book offers a concise, lucid, and thematically consistent
introduction to the English Reformation as it relates to the
Episcopal Church. It will be helpful to anyone attempting to
discern that tradition’s strengths and weaknesses as it explores
its place in the evolving American religious landscape, as well as
the gifts it can bring to (and receive from) the wider
church.”
—Thomas Breidenthal, author of Christian Households: The
Sanctification of Nearness
- Title: The People and the Book: Negotiating Religious Change in Reformation England and Beyond
- Author: Caroline Litzenberger
- Publisher: Cascade Books
- Print Publication Date: 2022
- Logos Release Date: 2022
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Ebook
- ISBNs: 9781666751109, 9781666751086, 9781666751093, 1666751103, 1666751081, 166675109X
- Resource ID: LLS:9781666751109
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2022-12-22T05:53:19Z