House Divided: Christianity In England,1526-1829

Synopsis

This Research Monograph Is A Long Needed One Volume Approach To Not Only The Subject But To The Extensive Contributions To English Religious History Made By Duffy, Macculloch, Wormsley, Haigh And A Number Of Others. Its Great Strength Is Positing An Armature Of Viviparous Politics And Social Tensions The Continually Broke Down Attempts At A Single Vision For Anglicanism Despite All Official Church And State Efforts. 'lord, Open The King Of England's Eyes' -- The Book Of Common Prayer -- Catholic Reform And Counter Reformation -- 'no Name Calling': The First Twelve Years Of The Elizabethan Settlement -- 'christian My Name, Catholic My Surname' -- The Hampton Court Conference, Gunpowder Plot And The King James Bible -- The Beauty Of Holiness And Its Consequences -- A War Of Religion And Its Aftermath -- The Church Of England Triumphant: The House Further Divided -- 1688 And Unfinished Business -- Eighteenth Century Christianity And The Birth Of Methodism -- A Measure Of Toleration Achieved. Antonia Southern. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.