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Providence in early modern England /

This is an extensive study of the 16th and 17th century belief that God actively intervened in human affairs to punish, reward warn, try and chastise. It seeks to shed light on the reception character and broader cultural repercussions of the Reformation.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Walsham, Alexandra, 1966-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, ©1999.
Subjects:
Providence and government of God > Christianity > History of doctrines > 16th century.
Providence and government of God > Christianity > History of doctrines > 17th century.
England > Church history > 16th century.
England > Church history > 17th century.
Religion.
Religion
Christianity > history
Providence divine > Christianisme > Histoire des doctrines > 16e siècle.
Providence divine > Christianisme > Histoire des doctrines > 17e siècle.
Angleterre > Histoire religieuse > 16e siècle.
Angleterre > Histoire religieuse > 17e siècle.
religion (discipline)
11.55 Protestantism.
England
Voorzienigheid.
Providence and government of God > History of doctrines > 16th century.
Providence and government of God > History of doctrines > 17th century.
Reformation > Great Britain.
Great Britain > Church history > 16th century.
Great Britain > Church history > 17th century.
1500-1699
Electronic books.
Church history
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Providence, print and the religion of protestants
  • "The theatre of Gods judgements" : sudden deaths and providential punishments
  • "Visible sermons" : divine providence and public calamities
  • "Tongues of heaven" : prodigies, portents, and prophets
  • "Miracles of this latter age" : providence, confessional politics, and patriotism
  • "Englands warning by Israel" : Paul's cross prophecy.