This new work represents the first major study of the catechisms and techniques of catechizing used in early modern England, from the Reformation through to the Evangelical Revival. Catechetical teaching, especially on the Ten Commandments, covered all aspects of contemporary life and the book ends with an annotated list of catechisms which enables those with an interest in educational, literary, or linguistic history, or in political and social as well as religious history, to track down quickly works that could be of particular value to them.
This new work represents the first major study of the catechisms and techniques of catechizing used in early modern England, from the Reformation thro...
This is the first study of the full range of Protestant publications from the Reformation to the start of the Evangelical Revival. Based on a sample of over seven hundred best-selling titles of the period, it demonstrates a rapid diversification of the religious works printed and of the readerships at which they were targeted by canny publishers, and also highlights the growing variety of "Protestantisms" then on offer.
This is the first study of the full range of Protestant publications from the Reformation to the start of the Evangelical Revival. Based on a sample o...
