The Oxford History of Anglicanism, Volume I

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The Oxford History of Anglicanism thus supplies an invaluable study of the Anglican Church's importance and influence for any scholar of these periods, even those not directly engaged with ecclesiastical or religious history. * Alice J. Soulieux-Evans, Reformation * As the first comprehensive study of Anglicanism to embrace conflict, rather than shy away from it, Volume 1 makes a major and unprecedented mark on the field, and its utility for scholars working in the period is unmatched. * Ryan Hackenbracht, Milton Quarterly * Even to someone who is broadly familiar with the territory, the narrative and analysis provided in this volume and its successors frequently prove fresh and thought-provoking, often frankly nothing less than enthralling ... the matters covered in this first volume can be see as contributing in a formative and decisive way to what eventually became known by the overdetermined, capacious and intriguing label 'Anglicanism'. * Paul Avis, Theology * Oxford University Press and the editors are to be warmly congratulated for a resource long overdue to historians and which will no doubt be the authoritative source for exploring the 'question' of Anglicanism for decades to come. It may also provide for Anglicans worldwide that spur to 'patient listening and looking', commended as characteristically Anglican by Geoffrey Rowell, which the Communion requires if it is to endure and flourish. * Daniel Inman, International Journal for the Study of the Christian Church * Editor Anthony Milton has assembled a remarkable collection of essays on the religious identity of the Church of England. Scholars of early modern religious history, particularly the Reformation and Church of England, will profit from the careful and persuasive scholarship of the contributors and from Milton's command of ongoing disagreements about what is essential and what is accidental in Anglican history and practice * Glenn A. Moots, Reading Religion * This series represents the most comprehensive study of Anglicanism to date. This series will take its place as a vital resource for scholarship and will serve as a milestone in the development of Anglican studies ... it is an extraordinary resource. It synthesizes a wide range of scholarship on Anglicanism. It ought to be the first point of reference for research on any aspect of Anglican history ... This is a collection that belongs in every library dedicated to the study of history and religion. * Daniel Joslyn-Siemiatkoski, Anglican and Episcopal History * Each chapter is comprehensively footnoted and supplied with a select bibliography, making this an indispensable volume for those who want to learn more about the origins of the term Anglicanism, and about the faith professed in a century-and-a-half of religious turmoil in these islands. This volume is...replete with the most recent scholarship and rigorous research by some of the most able and impressive historians working in the field today. For anyone wanting to gain a deeper understanding of the terrain of the current debates surrounding the English Reformation, this cannot be too highly recommended. * Edward Manger, Ordained Servant *