English political thought from 1528 to 1558 was dominated by the question of obedience to civil authority. English Lutherans stressed the duty of obedience to the prince as the norm; however, if he commands that which is immoral one should passively disobey. The defenders of Henrician royal supremacy, while attempting to strengthen the power of the crown, used similar arguments to stress unquestioned obedience to the king. During Edward VI's reign this teaching of obedience was popularized from the pulpit. However, with the accession of Mary a new view regarding obedience gained prominence. Several important Marian exiles contended that the principle that God is to be obeyed rather than man entails the duty of Christians to resist idolatrou...
"Recent research has begun to highlight the importance of German arguments about legitimate resistan...
The debate over counsels of perfection was a crucial aspect of the formation of political and ethica...
Firstly I would like to describe the nature of the British Reformation, then I will talk about how t...
This study examines the problem of religious and political obedience in early modern England. Drawin...
What explains our current norms and practices of political obligation, and how should we account for...
The generalate of Claudio Acquaviva can show us from a new focus point a crucial question in West Eu...
The position of English monarchs as supreme governors of the Church of England profoundly affected e...
The Roman Catholic Church, at the beginning of the sixteenth century, waa an international organizat...
William Tyndale’s 'The obedience of a Christian man' has been credited with influencing the Henricia...
The Tudor Reformation period represents an era fraught with religious and political controversy. It ...
This dissertation investigates the political thought of William Tyndale and its relationship to othe...
The reigns of the five Tudor monarchs were the context of vast changes in the nature of religion and...
Edward VI presents a far more formidable and less pathetic figure than most historians have indicate...
Includes bibliographical references and index.The debate before and after the excommunication -- The...
1 sheet ([2] p.)Imprint from colophon.A lay-man of the Church of England = Thomas Harrison. Cf. Wing...
"Recent research has begun to highlight the importance of German arguments about legitimate resistan...
The debate over counsels of perfection was a crucial aspect of the formation of political and ethica...
Firstly I would like to describe the nature of the British Reformation, then I will talk about how t...
This study examines the problem of religious and political obedience in early modern England. Drawin...
What explains our current norms and practices of political obligation, and how should we account for...
The generalate of Claudio Acquaviva can show us from a new focus point a crucial question in West Eu...
The position of English monarchs as supreme governors of the Church of England profoundly affected e...
The Roman Catholic Church, at the beginning of the sixteenth century, waa an international organizat...
William Tyndale’s 'The obedience of a Christian man' has been credited with influencing the Henricia...
The Tudor Reformation period represents an era fraught with religious and political controversy. It ...
This dissertation investigates the political thought of William Tyndale and its relationship to othe...
The reigns of the five Tudor monarchs were the context of vast changes in the nature of religion and...
Edward VI presents a far more formidable and less pathetic figure than most historians have indicate...
Includes bibliographical references and index.The debate before and after the excommunication -- The...
1 sheet ([2] p.)Imprint from colophon.A lay-man of the Church of England = Thomas Harrison. Cf. Wing...
"Recent research has begun to highlight the importance of German arguments about legitimate resistan...
The debate over counsels of perfection was a crucial aspect of the formation of political and ethica...
Firstly I would like to describe the nature of the British Reformation, then I will talk about how t...