The Laudians and the Elizabethan Church:
History, Conformity and Religious Identity in Post-Reformation England
Calvin Lane
Religious Cultures in the Early Modern World
978 1 84893 351 4: 234x156mm: £60.00/$99.00
978 1 78144 002 5
Notions of religious conformity in England were redefined during the mid-seventeenth century; for many it was as though the previous century's reformation was being reversed. Lane considers how a select group of churchmen – the Laudians – reshaped the meaning of church conformity during a period of religious and political turmoil. He emphasizes the Laudians' use of history in their arguments, particularly their creative appeal to common sensibilities about the reign of Elizabeth I as a 'Golden Age'. This book assesses the way historical claims functioned within the discourse of religious and political legitimacy in early modern England.
Readership
Elizabethan and Stuart England and Religious History
Contents
Introduction: Laudianism, Conformity and the Idea of History in Early Modern England
1 Peter Smart and Old Style Conformity
2 The Junior Laudian Clergy and Historical Polemic During the Personal Rule
3 Arguments from the Higher Clergy in the 1630s and 1640s
4 Laudian Rhetoric During the Interregnum and Restoration
5 Peter Heylyn and the Politics of History in Restoration England
Conclusion: History and the Redefinition of Conformity
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