God Truly Worshipped: A Thomas Cranmer Reader (Canterbury Studies in Spiritual Theology) - Softcover

Dean, Jonathan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1848250487 ISBN 13: 9781848250482

Publisher: Canterbury Press Norwich, 2012

Synopsis

Archbishop Thomas Cranmer (1489-1556) played a critical, formative role in the creation and development of the Church of England, from his sudden and dramatic appointment as Archbishop of Canterbury in 1532, through his granting of Henry VIII's divorce from Queen Katharine, his emergence under Edward VI as a determined reformer in the mould of his European contemporaries, and to his memorable death under Mary Tudor in 1556. He is best remembered as the prime editor and creator of the two Books of Common Prayer of 1549 and 1552, and these indeed stand at the head of Anglican liturgical identity and tradition. Their influence and importance cannot be overstated. This book seeks to offer a survey of his growth and development as theologian and leader of the church through the lens of his written work: not only liturgy, but also homilies, correspondence and official doctrinal statements. This volume introduces Cranmer as a churchman, theologian and liturgist whose original contribution to Anglican spirituality in its earliest, formative moments cannot be underestimated.

About this title

Review:

[The series] 'is the most exciting development in Anglican publishing today' --The Living Church

About the Author:

The Revd Dr Jonathan Dean is a Reformation historian. He read Classics at Oxford and Theology at Cambridge, followed by a PhD supervised by Eamon Duffy. He lives in Chicago and is a Faculty Member of Aurora University in Illinois, where he teaches Christian History.

About this edition

• Publisher: Canterbury Press Norwich
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1848250487
• ISBN 13: 9781848250482
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 176