Bishops and Puritans in Early Jacobean England
A Perspective on Methodology
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3573145 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ogbu U Kalu (University of Nigeria, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1976 |
| Volume | 45 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 469-489 |
| Publication date | 1976-12-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Church History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0009-6407 • E-ISSN: 1755-2613 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/3164349 |
| OpenAlex | W2148697573 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 2 |
King James I's reign was a landmark in the history of the Anglican Church. His religious settlement included the codification of the canons which gave definition and cohesion to the church and reformed her adminstrative machinery. But this touched off a pamphlet war as puritan propaganda sought to force a reappraisal of the settlement. They alleged that bishops harassed and deprived hard-working, conscientious, loyal clergymen who merely rejected the ceremonies. The bishops employed young apologists to discredit the opposition and plead for conformity. They claimed that only thirty to sixty puritan clerics were deprived
Bishops · Opposition (politics) · Political science · Politics · Reign · Settlement (finance) · American Constitutional Law and Politics · History · Law · Medieval Literature and History · Philosophy · Reformation and Early Modern Christianity · Religious studies
| Citations per year | 0.02 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1978 - 1978 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |