Thomas Cranmer: Churchman and Scholar by Paul Ayris

Thomas Cranmer: Churchman and Scholar by Paul Ayris

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Thomas Cranmer: Churchman and Scholar by Paul Ayris

Cranmer's career set within the intellectual and theological context of 16c England. Fascinating collection of essays - Cranmer's career is set within the context of European politics and religion and his contributions to English liturgy and theology. The scope of the various essays is wide, encompassing his intellectual relations with Erasmus and Luther, his period of ambassadorial service on the Continent, his remarkable command of the English language at one of the most important periods in its development as a vehicle for intellectualand religious debate, and his extensive redrafting of a new code of law in place of the old ecclesiastical canon law. NOTES AND QUERIES Dr PAUL AYRIS is Director of Library Services at University College London; Dr DAVID SELWYN is Reader in Ecclesiastical History, University of Wales, Lampeter.
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ISBN 13 9780851157405
ISBN 10 0851157408
Title Thomas Cranmer: Churchman and Scholar
Author Paul Ayris
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Year published 1999-04-15
Number of pages 372
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