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Patterson, W. B. 1930-

William Perkins and the making of a Protestant England / W.B. Patterson. - Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2014. - 1 online resource

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The unsettled Elizabethan settlement -- Apologist for the Church of England -- Salvation and the Thirty-nine Articles -- Practical divinity and the role of conscience -- Biblical preaching and English prose -- The quest for social justice -- Attacked and defended -- Legacy.

A study of the theology of William Perkins (1558-1602), a prominent Cambridge scholar and teacher during the reign of Elizabeth I. Though often described as a Puritan, W.B. Patterson argues that Perkins was in fact a prominent and effective apologist for the established church.

ISBN: 1322198314 9781322198316 9780191503740 0191503746

Source: 651111 MIL

Nat. Bib. No.: GBB450092 bnb

Subjects--Personal Names:
Perkins, William, 1558-1602.
Tillich, Paul 1886-1965.
Perkins, William, 1558-1602.
Perkins, William, 1558-1602

Subjects--Corporate Names:
Church of England--History--16th century.
Church of England--Histoire--16e siècle.
Church of England

Subjects--Chronological Terms:
1500-1599

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Theologians--England--Biography.
Théologiens--Angleterre--Biographies.
RELIGION--Christian Theology--Systematic.
RELIGION--Christianity--General.
Theologians

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
England

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.
Biographies
History
Biographies.
Biographies.

LC Class. No.: BX4827.T53 / P388 2014eb

Dewey Class. No.: 230.1