Root or Link? Luther's Position in the Historical Debate over the Legitimacy of the Church of England, 1558–1625

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ID10093131
AuthorsRonald H Fritze (Lamar University, corresponding author)
Year1986
Volume37
Issue2
Pages288-302
Publication date1986-04-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe Journal of Ecclesiastical History (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0022-0469 • E-ISSN: 1469-7637
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s0022046900033029
OpenAlexW1972552652
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited8

The beginning of Elizabeth i's reign was a happy and confident time for committed English Protestants in spite of their doubtful and precarious position in the world. They had almost miraculously survived both the death of their Protestant king, Edward vi, and the reign of the Catholic queen, Mary, and her foreign husband, Philip n of Spain. It seemed that God was testing Protestantism in England. Since he allowed Elizabeth to succeed to the throne, Protestantism, it seemed, had passed the test. As a result early English Protestants confidently began to formulate their place in both the world and history while attacking the established positions of their Catholic opponents. English Catholics defended themselves from these attacks and replied with some of their own. This debate over the historical situation of the Church of England continued through the reign of James i and beyond. During the course of the debate both sides commented frequently and necessarily on what they thought was Martin Luther's place in church history

Legitimacy · Political science · Politics · Protestantism · Queen (butterfly · Reign · Theology · Throne · Historical Studies of British Isles · History · Law · Philosophy · Reformation and Early Modern Christianity · Religious studies · Religious Studies

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