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Published: 30th May 2002
ISBN: 9780333597514
Number Of Pages: 188
"The Lollards" offers a brief, insightful guide to the entire history of England's only native medieval heretical movement. Beginning with its fourteenth century origins in the theology of an Oxford professor, John Wyclif, Richard Rex examines the spread of Lollardy across much of England until its eventual dissolution amidst the ecclesiastical and doctrinal upheavals of the sixteenth century. Taking account of recent scholarship, "The Lollards" examines the movement's relationship to Wyclif's teachings, its social and geographical distribution, its political significance and its relationship to the English Reformation.
'A very good introduction to the subject.' - Andrew Brown, Edinburgh University '...admirable in its clarity of expression, its sharp distillation of complex issues and its provocative no-nonsense revisionist approach.' - Peter Marshall, University of Warwick 'A must for any library with an interest in English history...highly recommended.' - C.L. Hamilton, Choice 'The study is a readble, scholarly, and thought-provoking contribution to the increasing body of scholarship on the Lollards.' - Medium Aevum
| Acknowledgements | p. ix |
| Introduction | p. xi |
| The Church of England in the Later Middle Ages | p. 1 |
| John Wyclif and His Theology | p. 25 |
| Wyclif's Philosophy | p. 32 |
| The Bible | p. 34 |
| Lordship in Grace | p. 35 |
| Predestination and Necessity | p. 38 |
| The Church | p. 39 |
| The Papacy | p. 41 |
| Faith and Salvation | p. 41 |
| The Eucharist | p. 42 |
| Sacraments and Signs | p. 45 |
| Christian Life | p. 48 |
| Royalty and Reform | p. 50 |
| The Peasants' Revolt and the Condemnation of Wyclif | p. 52 |
| The Early Diffusion of Lollardy | p. 54 |
| Lollard Preachers | p. 55 |
| The Lollard Message | p. 59 |
| Lollardy and Patronage | p. 61 |
| Geography of Early Lollardy | p. 64 |
| Social Distribution of Early Lollardy | p. 71 |
| Lollard Texts | p. 74 |
| Lollardy and Lay Piety | p. 78 |
| Lollardy as a Movement | p. 81 |
| Lollardy and Politics | p. 82 |
| The Oldcastle Rising | p. 84 |
| Survival and Revival | p. 88 |
| Geography of Later Lollardy | p. 89 |
| Social Distribution of Later Lollardy | p. 101 |
| Gender Distribution of Lollardy | p. 104 |
| The Dynamics of Lollard Communities | p. 108 |
| A Tudor Revival of Lollardy? | p. 112 |
| From Lollardy to Protestantism | p. 115 |
| Comparative Geography of Lollardy and Protestantism | p. 119 |
| The Moral Contrast between Lollardy and Protestantism | p. 131 |
| The Social Contrast between Lollards and the English Reformers | p. 133 |
| Lollardy and Calvinism | p. 139 |
| The Fate of Lollardy | p. 140 |
| Conclusion | p. 143 |
| Notes | p. 151 |
| Bibliography | p. 174 |
| Index | p. 186 |
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ISBN: 9780333597514
ISBN-10: 0333597516
Series: Social History in Perspective
Audience:
Tertiary; University or College
Format:
Hardcover
Language:
English
Number Of Pages: 188
Published: 30th May 2002
Publisher: SPRINGER VERLAG GMBH
Country of Publication: GB
Dimensions (cm): 22.5 x 14.5
x 1.6
Weight (kg): 0.37
Edition Number: 1
