Conversion, Politics and Religion in England, 1580-1625

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Cambridge University Press, Jul 13, 1996 - History - 240 pages
The Reformation was, in many ways, an experiment in conversion. English Protestants urged a change from popery to the Gospel, while Catholics persuaded people from heresy and schism to unity. Michael Questier's meticulous study concentrates on the experience of individual converts, but also investigates the political implications of conversion. By discovering how people were exhorted to change religion, how they experienced conversion, and how they faced demands for Protestant conformity, this book develops a fresh view of the English Reformation.
 

Contents

INTRODUCTION
1
CONVERSION AND POLEMICAL THEOLOGY
33
THE EXPERIENCE OF CHANGE OF RELIGION
55
CHANGE OF RELIGION AND THE END OF POLEMIC
87
THE REGIME
98
HERESY IS DEAD AND POLICY IS THE LIFE
126
THE COMMON PEOPLE STILL RETAIN A SCENT
168
CONCLUSION
203
Index
227
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