1st Edition

The Laudians and the Elizabethan Church History, Conformity and Religious Identity in Post-Reformation England

By Calvin Lane Copyright 2013
    250 Pages
    by Routledge

    256 Pages
    by Routledge

    Notions of religious conformity in England were redefined during the mid-seventeenth century; for many it was as though the previous century's reformation was being reversed. Lane considers how a select group of churchmen – the Laudians – reshaped the meaning of church conformity during a period of religious and political turmoil.

    Introduction: Laudianism, Prayer Book Conformity and the Idea of History in Early Modern England 1 Peter Smart and Old Style Conformity 2 Semper Eadem: The Laudian Clergy and Historical Polemic during the Personal Rule 3 Articles, Speeches and Fallen Bishops: Historical Arguments in the 1630s and 1640s 4 'Our Reformation': Laudian Uses of History during the Interregnum and Restoration 5 Peter Heylyn and the Politics of History in Restoration England Conclusion: History, Polemic and the Laudian Redefinition of Conformity

    Biography

    Calvin Lane