Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®
Articles 1 - 2 of 2
Full-Text Articles in Arts and Humanities
John Wyclif And His Doctrine Of The Church, Albert E. Meyer
John Wyclif And His Doctrine Of The Church, Albert E. Meyer
Bachelor of Divinity
Among these precursors of Luther John Wiclif is preeminent. In point of time he is anterior to Huss of Prague, 1369-1415, of whom Luther learned many things. These two, Wiclif and Huss, no doubt are the two reformers whose influence on Luther is beyond calculation. And since Wiclif preceded even Huss, we may easily recognize the position of influence which the former occupied in relation to the Great Reformation.
The Old Religion In England During The Early Years Of The Reign Of Queen Elizabeth, Carl S. Meyer
The Old Religion In England During The Early Years Of The Reign Of Queen Elizabeth, Carl S. Meyer
Bachelor of Divinity
To comprehend the topic we must, first of all, understand the scope of the term "Old Religion." Nothing else can be meant by that designation than that system of religion which had pervaded the countries of Europe and had been the marrow of its religious life ~ during the period preceeding the memorial sixteenth century. Under this term we would include both its national and its international aspects. We will investigate this ecclesiastical system in England during the process of its overthrow -- after it had temporarily regained what was thought to be its dominant position. This overthrow we would …