The plain man's pathways to heaven : kinds of Christianity in post-Reformation England, 1570-1640 /
A lively account of popular religion in England under Elizabeth I and the early Stuarts, a time when everyone had to go to church and almost everyone was religious to some extent. The book deals with the religious beliefs and practices of ordinary people - mainly by quoting their actual words. - ;Wh...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | English. |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2007.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | A lively account of popular religion in England under Elizabeth I and the early Stuarts, a time when everyone had to go to church and almost everyone was religious to some extent. The book deals with the religious beliefs and practices of ordinary people - mainly by quoting their actual words. - ;What did ordinary people believe in post-Reformation England, and what did they do about it? This book looks at religious belief and practice through the eyes of five sorts of people: godly Protestant ministers, zealous Protestant laypeople, the ignorant, those who complained about the burdens of reli. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (x, 284 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-250) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0191527114 9781441607164 1441607161 9780191527111 128114956X 9781281149565 9786611149567 6611149562 |