The Church of England and Christian antiquity : the construction of a confessional identity in the 17th century /
Quantin, Jean-Louis.
The Church of England and Christian antiquity : the construction of a confessional identity in the 17th century / Jean-Louis Quantin. - Oxford ; New York : Oxford Univ. Press, ©2009. - 1 online resource (xii, 511 pages) - Oxford-Warburg studies . - Oxford-Warburg studies. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 417-487) and index.
Contents; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. The English Reformation and the Protestant View of Antiquity; 2. Becoming Traditional? The Appeal to Antiquity in Jacobean Controversies; 3. Arminianism, Laudianism, and the Fathers; 4. The Fathers Assaulted; 5. A Patristic Identity; 6. The Case for Tradition; Conclusion; Chronology; Bibliography; Index.
Jean-Louis Quantin shows how the appeal to Christian antiquity played a key role in the construction of a new confessional identity, 'Anglicanism', maintaining that theologians of the Church of England came to consider that their Church occupied a unique position, because it alone was faithful to the beliefs and practices of the Church Fathers. - ;Today, the statement that Anglicans are fond of the Fathers and keen on patristic studies looks like a platitude. Like many platitudes, it is much less obvious than one might think. Indeed, it has a long and complex history. Jean-Louis Quantin shows.
9780191565342 (electronic bk.) 0191565342 (electronic bk.) 9780199557868 (Cloth) 0199557861 (Cloth) 1282053434 9781282053434
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Church of England--Doctrines--History--17th century.
Church of England.
1600 - 1699
Fathers of the church.
Pères de l'Église.
RELIGION--Christianity--Anglican.
Fathers of the church.
Theology, Doctrinal.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
History.
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The Church of England and Christian antiquity : the construction of a confessional identity in the 17th century / Jean-Louis Quantin. - Oxford ; New York : Oxford Univ. Press, ©2009. - 1 online resource (xii, 511 pages) - Oxford-Warburg studies . - Oxford-Warburg studies. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 417-487) and index.
Contents; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. The English Reformation and the Protestant View of Antiquity; 2. Becoming Traditional? The Appeal to Antiquity in Jacobean Controversies; 3. Arminianism, Laudianism, and the Fathers; 4. The Fathers Assaulted; 5. A Patristic Identity; 6. The Case for Tradition; Conclusion; Chronology; Bibliography; Index.
Jean-Louis Quantin shows how the appeal to Christian antiquity played a key role in the construction of a new confessional identity, 'Anglicanism', maintaining that theologians of the Church of England came to consider that their Church occupied a unique position, because it alone was faithful to the beliefs and practices of the Church Fathers. - ;Today, the statement that Anglicans are fond of the Fathers and keen on patristic studies looks like a platitude. Like many platitudes, it is much less obvious than one might think. Indeed, it has a long and complex history. Jean-Louis Quantin shows.
9780191565342 (electronic bk.) 0191565342 (electronic bk.) 9780199557868 (Cloth) 0199557861 (Cloth) 1282053434 9781282053434
205343 MIL
Church of England--Doctrines--History--17th century.
Church of England.
1600 - 1699
Fathers of the church.
Pères de l'Église.
RELIGION--Christianity--Anglican.
Fathers of the church.
Theology, Doctrinal.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
History.
BX5131.3 / .Q53 2009eb
283/.42