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Kirk In Danger: Presbyterian Political Divinity In Two Eras, Michael Graham
Kirk In Danger: Presbyterian Political Divinity In Two Eras, Michael Graham
Michael F. Graham
Recent decades have witnessed the fragmentation of Reformation studies, with high-level research confined within specific geographical, confessional or chronological boundaries. By bringing together scholars working on a wide variety of topics, this volume counteracts this centrifugal trend and provides a broad perspective on the impact of the European reformation. The essays present new research from historians of politics, of the church and of belief. Their geographical scope ranges from Scotland and England via France and Germany to Transylvania and their chronological span from the 1520s to the 1690s Considering the impact of the Reformation on political culture and examining the …
Elizabethanne Boran And Crowford Gribben, Eds., Enforcing Reformation In Ireland And Scotland, 1550-1700, Michael Graham
Elizabethanne Boran And Crowford Gribben, Eds., Enforcing Reformation In Ireland And Scotland, 1550-1700, Michael Graham
Michael F. Graham
No abstract provided.
Conflict And Sacred Space In Reformation-Era Scotland, Michael Graham
Conflict And Sacred Space In Reformation-Era Scotland, Michael Graham
Michael F. Graham
No abstract provided.
Scotland, Michael Graham
Scotland, Michael Graham
Michael F. Graham
This beautifully illustrated book is the most ambitious one-volume survey of the Reformation yet. A timely and much-needed account, it looks at every aspect of the Reformation world and considers new historical research which has led to the expansion of the subject both thematically and geographically. The strength of The Reformation World is its breadth and originality, with material drawn from many different countries, including archival material only recently made available to scholars in central Europe.
Knox On Discipline: Revolutionary Zeal Or Rose-Tinted Nostalgia, Michael Graham
Knox On Discipline: Revolutionary Zeal Or Rose-Tinted Nostalgia, Michael Graham
Michael F. Graham
Overview John Knox is one of the towering figures of the European Reformation, his name synonymous with hard-line evangelical Protestantism, and his influence spreading far beyond his native Scotland. The present volume seeks to reassess Knox's career in the context of the European Reformation as a whole, but with particular reference to his impact in Scotland and England. The 13 distinguished contributors, all acknowledged authorities in the field, together provide what is undoubtedly the most significant reappraisal of Knox and his role in the British Reformations to have appeared for two decades. This book will be of particular interest to …
The Uses Of Reform: 'Godly Discipline' And Popular Behavior In Scotland And Beyond, 1560-1610, Michael Graham
The Uses Of Reform: 'Godly Discipline' And Popular Behavior In Scotland And Beyond, 1560-1610, Michael Graham
Michael F. Graham
The "Uses of Reform" is a study of the Reformation as a movement for behavioral reform, concentrating on Scotland during the first fifty years (1560-1610) of its Reformation as a primary example. The opening chapters trace the development of "Godly Discipline" as part of the European-wide reform movement. Graham follows this general narrative with a study of the creation and implementation of a disciplinary system in Scotland. Finally, he compares disciplinary practices in the Scottish Church with those of the Huguenot communities of France. Looking closely at the proceedings of church courts which enforced regulations concerning behavior, Graham paints a …
Equality Before The Kirk? Church Discipline And The Elite In Reformation-Era Scotland, Michael Graham
Equality Before The Kirk? Church Discipline And The Elite In Reformation-Era Scotland, Michael Graham
Michael F. Graham
No abstract provided.