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The Evolving Reputation of Richard Hooker

An Examination of Responses, 1600-1714

  • Hardback
  • 244 pages
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press
  • 14 x 21.6 x 1.8 cm

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For scholars interested in historical theology and politics

Uncovers how Hooker’s reputation evolved over time

You will gain insights into Hooker's lasting impact

Explore Richard Hooker's rise to prominence in theological thought.

Richard Hooker has long been viewed as one of England's great theological and political writers. When he died, however, at the end of the sixteenth century, his writings had proved to be something of a damp squib. This book examines, against the background of the political and religious crises of the seventeenth century, how he came to rise from comparative obscurity to be regarded as a universal authority. It will be seen how an unintended alliance of Reformed Protestants, suspicious of Hooker, and Catholics, anxious to exploit his perceived sympathies, led to his establishment as a distinctive, well-regarded English writer. Whilst the boundaries of Hooker's comprehensiveness have expanded and contracted in response to particular situations, the belief that he is an important writer has remained remarkably constant ever since.
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  • Title

    The Evolving Reputation of Richard Hooker

  • Author

    Michael Brydon

  • Book Format

    Hardback

  • Publisher

    Oxford University Press

  • Published

    December 2006

  • Weight

    459g

  • Page Count

    244

  • Dimensions

    14 x 21.6 x 1.8 cm

  • ISBN

    9780199204816

  • ISBN-10

    0199204810

  • Eden Code

    1147277