Writing the history of religious authority in England 1560-1700
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Paper/Presentation Title | Writing the history of religious authority in England 1560-1700 |
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Presentation Type | Paper |
Authors | |
Author | Harmes, Marcus |
Editors | Musgrove, Brian and Lamb, Lara |
Journal or Proceedings Title | Legacies 09: Public Memory Research Centre Conference 2009 |
Year | 2009 |
Place of Publication | Toowoomba, Australia |
Web Address (URL) of Paper | http://www.usq.edu.au/legacies09 |
Conference/Event | Legacies 09 Conference |
Event Details | Legacies 09 Conference Event Date 13 to end of 14 Feb 2009 Event Location Toowoomba, Australia |
Abstract | This paper examines the contesting histories of the sixteenth-century English Reformation produced during the seventeenth century and will do so within the context of the conference theme 'history, ideology and the refashioning of the past'. This study will be focused on the text Actes and Monuments by John Foxe and will interpret the writing of the history of religious reform as it pertained to the exercise of ecclesiastical authority in early modern England. By the late-sixteenth century Actes and Monuments had consolidated its position as the most authoritative history of the English Reformation, an authority expected of a text which was commissioned by the Church of England’s episcopal hierarchy. It was widely available in England and was disseminated in churches, chapels, cathedrals and in homes, but despite its popularity and authority, it was also an intangible and ever-changing text, subject to frequent revisions and changes in emphasis, even after the death of Foxe himself. This paper argues that a text commissioned by bishops and commemorating the reformation of the established Church of England could be refashioned to challenge and dispute the authority of reformed church leaders. This paper therefore scrutinizes the writing of the history of the Reformation in the century following the original reforms, identifying in these histories debates regarding the establishment of reformed authority and the challenge which the history of reform posed to later generations of church leaders. |
Keywords | english reformation; John Foxe; english episcopacy |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 500401. Christian studies |
500405. Religion, society and culture | |
430304. British history | |
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Byline Affiliations | University of Queensland |
Department of Humanities and International Studies | |
School of Humanities and Communication | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
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