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The plain man's pathways to heaven

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Haigh, Christopher
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Offering a lively account of popular religion in England under Elizabeth I and the early Stuarts, a time when everyone had to go to church and almost everyone was religious to some extent, this book deals with the religious beliefs and practices of ordinary people - mainly by quoting their actual words.

Title The plain man's pathways to heaven : kinds of Christianity in post-Reformation England, 1570-1640 / Christopher Haigh.
Publisher Oxford : Oxford University Press
Creation Date 2007
Notes Includes bibliographical references (p. [229]-250) and index.
Content Introduction : the plain man in characters and court books -- 'Theologus, a divine' : the preacher and his people -- The preacher and his people -- Theologus : pastor of a flock -- 'Asunetus, an ignorant man' : knowledge and neglect -- Asunetus : ignorance is bliss -- Asunetus : why all the fuss? -- 'Philagathus, an honest man' : the professors and the profane -- Philagathus : godly living -- Philagathus : the godly and the rest -- 'Antilegon, a caviller' : liberty and laughter -- Antilegon : attitudes to authority -- Antilegon : scoffing at the sacred -- Popery and other enemies -- The papist : outside the church, inside the community -- Enemies of the godly -- Conclusion : pathways to heaven.
Extent x, 284 pages
24 cm.
Language English
National Library system number 990035927410205171

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