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The English Reformation and the Laity

Gloucestershire, 1540-1580

  • Paperback
  • 244 pages
  • Publisher: Cambridge University Press
  • 15.6 x 22.6 x 1.6 cm

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For history enthusiasts interested in religious change

Uncovers the varied responses to the Reformation

You’ll gain a deeper understanding of faith diversity

This insightful book explores the English Reformation's impact on lay religion in Gloucestershire.

This book examines the effects of the English Reformation on the full spectrum of lay religion from 1540 to 1580 through an investigation of individuals and parishes in Gloucestershire. Rather than focusing on either the acceptance of Protestantism or the demise of the traditional Catholic religion, as other historians have done, it considers all shades of belief against the backdrop of shifting official religious policy. The result is the story of responses ranging from stiff resistance to eager acceptance, creating a picture of the religion of the laity which is diverse and complex, but also layered as parishes and individuals expressed their faith in ways which reflected the institutional or personal nature of their piety. Finally, while the book focuses on Gloucestershire, it reveals broad patterns of beliefs and practices which could probably be found all over England.
The English Reformation and the Laity and The People and the Book
The People and the BookThe English Reformation and the Laity

  • Title

    The English Reformation and the Laity

  • Author

    Caroline Litzenberger

  • Book Format

    Paperback

  • Publisher

    Cambridge University Press

  • Published

    May 2002

  • Weight

    364g

  • Page Count

    244

  • Dimensions

    15.6 x 22.6 x 1.6 cm

  • ISBN

    9780521520218

  • ISBN-10

    0521520215

  • Eden Code

    1151577