Defining the Jacobean Church
The Politics of Religious Controversy, 1603-1625
1st Edition
Published on 1. September 2005
978-0-511-12397-9 (ISBN)
Description
This 2005 book proposes a model for understanding religious debates in the Churches of England and Scotland between 1603 and 1625. Setting aside 'narrow' analyses of conflict over predestination, its theme is ecclesiology - the nature of the Church, its rites and governance, and its relationship to the early Stuart political world. Drawing on a substantial number of polemical works, from sermons to books of several hundred pages, it argues that rival interpretations of scripture, pagan, and civil history and the sources central to the Christian historical tradition lay at the heart of disputes between proponents of contrasting ecclesiological visions. Some saw the Church as a blend of spiritual and political elements - a state Church - while others insisted that the life of the spirit should be free from civil authority.
Reviews / Votes
Review of the hardback: 'The not unreasonable claim made by this book is that we should try to interpret and decipher the ecclesiological dynamics of the Jacobean Church by distancing ourselves, as far as we can, from narrow theological concerns.' The Journal of Ecclesiastical HistoryMore details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Cambridge University Press
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
Worked examples or Exercises
File size
2,76 MB
ISBN-13
978-0-511-12397-9 (9780511123979)
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Person
Charles W. A. Prior is a Research Fellow in the Faculty of History at the University of Cambridge. He is the editor of Mandeville and Augustan Ideas: New Essays (2002).
Content
1. Introduction: defining the Church; 2. The language of ecclesiastical polity and Jacobean conformist thought; 3. Doctrine, law, and conflict over the Canons of 1604; 4. Apostoli, Episcopi, Divini?: models of ecclesiastical governance; 5. Bellum Ceremoniale: scripture, custom, and ceremonial practice; 6. Ceremonies, episcopacy, and the Scottish kirk; 7. Conclusion: narratives of civil and ecclesiastical authority.
