Research Catalog

Title

Philip Melanchthon and the English Reformation / John Schofield.

Author

Schofield, John, 1952-

Publication

Aldershot, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, ©2006.

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Details

Description

xv, 229 pages; 24 cm.

Summary

"This book explores the hitherto neglected relationship between the English Reformation and the Lutheran scholar Philip Melanchthon (1497-1560). It looks at how Henry, following his break with Rome, flirted with Lutheranism as a doctrine to replace Catholicism, before the eventual collapse of the policy and its replacement with a more moderate reform programme under Cranmer. It then goes on to investigate how Melanchthon, as the leading proponent of Lutheranism, influenced successive royal governments, both positively and negatively, as they struggled to impose their own brand of doctrinal conformity on the English church." "By refracting the well known narrative of the English Reformation through the lens of Melanchthon, new light is shed on many events that have puzzled historians. The study provides new perspectives on such questions as why Henry suddenly abandoned his Lutheran policy, why Cromwell fell from power in 1540 and even insights into Elizabeth's personal beliefs. By tying events in England into the context of the wider European Reformation, through the work of Philip Melanchthon, this book offers fresh insights into the nature and development of early evangelical Protestantism."--Jacket.

Series Statement

St. Andrews studies in Reformation history

Uniform Title

St. Andrews studies in Reformation history

Subject

• Melanchthon, Philip, 1497-1560
• Melanchthon, Philip, 1497-1560
• Melanchthon, Philipp 1497-1560
• Henry VIII, King of England, 1491-1547
• Melanchthon, Philipp
• 1500-1599
• Reformation > England
• Church history > 16th century
• Church history
• Reformation
• Reformation
• Reformatie
• England > Church history > 16th century
• England

Genre/Form

Church history.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. [213]-222) and index.

Contents

War over the sacraments -- This little Greek -- All thy waves and billows -- Your friend, King Henry VIII -- The ten articles -- Next to the Bible -- Points of dispute -- The six articles -- Lenten purging -- The ecumenical evangelical : Melanchthon and the Edwardians -- Melanchthon and the exiles -- Melanchthon and the English Deborah -- Appendix : Melanchthon and the real presence.

ISBN

• 0754655679
• 9780754655671

LCCN

2005024024

OCLC

• ocm61362724
• 61362724
• SCSB-1395341

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library