2nd Edition

Princes, Pastors and People The Church and Religion in England, 1500–1689

By Susan Doran, Christopher Durston Copyright 2003
234 Pages
by Routledge

240 Pages
by Routledge

240 Pages
by Routledge

Princes, Pastors and People traces the many changes in religious life that took place in the turbulent years of the Sixteenth and Seventeenth centuries. It is designed to make accessible to readers much of the most recent research, and to guide them through the major historical controversies of the last twenty-five years: * the causes of the English Reformation * the popularity of the... Read more
1 Introduction 2 Theology and liturgy 3 Sacred spaces 4 The Church in England and churches abroad 5 Conformist beliefs and practices 6 Heresy and dissent 7 The clergy 8 The Church and social control 9 Conclusions

Biography

Susan Doran, formerly Reader in History at St Mary’s College, Strawberry Hill is now teaching at Christ Church, Oxford. Her books include Monarchy and Matrimony: The Courtships of Elizabeth I (1996), Elizabeth I and Religion (1993) and Elizabeth I and Foreign Policy (2000). Christopher Durston is Professor of History and Director for the Centre for Religious History at St Mary’s College, Strawberry Hill. His publications include James I (1993), Charles I (1998) and Cromwell’s Major□Generals: Godly Government during the English Revolution (2001).

'This is a book which must be welcomed...it takes into account the remarkable amount of work published in the last twenty years, has a helpful glossary and list of dates.' - Scottish Association of Teachers of History Resources Review

'Aimed chiefly at sixth-formers and undergraduates which offers a straightforward and accessible account of recent writings on the reformation and its origins.' - Times Higher Education Supplement