Norman Sykes was among the greatest church historians of the twentieth century and many scholars regard From Sheldon to Secker as perhaps his finest and most enduring work. Based on the Ford Lectures given in Oxford in 1958, From Sheldon to Secker is a penetrating analysis of what Professor Sykes describes as the single 'most influential epoch of English church history between the Reformation and the Victorian age'. Professor Sykes draws upon the scholarship of a lifetime in assessing these developments, and these challenges, and From Sheldon to Secker remains essential, and engaging, reading...
Norman Sykes was among the greatest church historians of the twentieth century and many scholars regard From Sheldon to Secker as perhaps his finest a...
In this book Professor Sykes considers the Anglican attitude towards episcopacy, presbyterianism and papacy since the Reformation, with special reference to the Churches of England and Scotland. He begins by examining the Elizabethan rationale of 'the godly prince and the godly bishop', and then describes the aggressive presbyterian movement, in England and Scotland, and its effect upon the ecclesiastical settlements in the two churches. He considers the influence of this movement on Anglican apologetic for episcopacy during the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries; and the evidence...
In this book Professor Sykes considers the Anglican attitude towards episcopacy, presbyterianism and papacy since the Reformation, with special refere...
This short history of Christianity in England since the close of the Middle Ages was first published for the Religious Book Club in 1953 It was immediately welcomed. The Church Times called it a miracle of accomplished comprehension', and the (Manchester) Guardian quite extraordinarily good'. The Times Educational Supplement commented on its 'abounding momentum and not a single dull page'. The author has now revised the book for this cheap edition, and an Epilogue continues the story of the English churches down to 1960."
This short history of Christianity in England since the close of the Middle Ages was first published for the Religious Book Club in 1953 It was immedi...
Originally published in 1945, this book presents the content of Norman Sykes' inaugural lecture upon taking up the position of Dixie Professor of Ecclesiastical History at Cambridge University. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in theology and the history of Christianity.
Originally published in 1945, this book presents the content of Norman Sykes' inaugural lecture upon taking up the position of Dixie Professor of Eccl...
