Religion and Society in Early Modern England: A Sourcebook

by David Cressy (Editor), Lori Anne Ferrell (Editor)

Religion and Society in Early Modern England is a thorough sourcebook covering interplay between religion, politics, society, and popular culture in the Tudor and Stuart periods. It covers the crucial topics of the Reformation through narratives, reports, literary works, orthodox and unorthodox religious writing, institutional church documents, and parliamentary proceedings. Helpful introductions put each of the sources in context and make this an accessible student text.

Genres: History, Religion

264 pages, Paperback

First published May 9, 1996

About the author

David Cressy is Humanities Distinguished Professor Emeritus at Ohio State University. His specialty is the a social history of early modern England, a topic on which he has published a number of monographs.

Reviews

[J. Alfred · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is composed of excerpts from historical and literary documents from various sources dating from Henry VIII's reign to the time of the Long Parliament. One of its great strengths is providing succinct historical context and opposing viewpoints (Anglican vs Catholic, Moderate Reform vs Revolutionary Reform, etc) on almost every issue. Unless you are actually already a credentialed expert in the time period, this book will help you make sense of and feel better informed about this horribly important, horribly convoluted time in Western history.

[Joel Zartman · Rating 5 out of 5]

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