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The Theology and Spirituality
of Mary Tudor’s Church
Catholic Christendom,
1300–1700
William Wizeman, SJ,
Corpus Christi Church
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Few areas of early modern
English history have roused such passions and interpretations as the
rule of Mary Tudor and her efforts to return the country to Catholicism
following the reigns of her father and brother. In this book, Dr.
Wizeman explores Catholic theology and spirituality according to the
religious literature printed during the reign of Mary Tudor (1553–1558).
As part of the strategy to renew
Catholic religion in England after the reformations under Henry VIII and
Edward VI, Marian theologians, authors and editors produced numerous
works of catechesis, religious polemic, devotion and sermons. These
writings demonstrate that the Catholicism of Marian England was not a
mere insular reaction to the preceding decades of religious change, nor
a via media polity that eschewed important elements of traditional
religion while embracing tenets of the Reformation. Rather the theology
and spirituality of Mary Tudor’s church, as well as many of its
strategies for religious renewal, was intimately connected to—and in
fact anticipated or paralleled—the theology, spirituality and strategies
for reform embraced by Counter-Reformation Catholicism, especially after
the promulgation of the decrees of the Council of Trent (1545–1563).
After considering the recent
historiography of Mary Tudor’s reign, the book contextualizes these
writings through a brief history of the Marian church and a discussion
of the authors and dedicatees. It then presents an analysis of the
Marian writers’ and theologians’ views on revelation, christology,
soteriology, ecclesiology, sacramental theology, piety and eschatology.
Finally, the study compares the Catholic belief asserted in these works
to that found in texts by English theologians printed before 1553,
especially John Fisher, and by contemporary theologians in Europe,
particularly Bartolomé Carranza, as well as the Tridentine catechism,
and the decrees and official texts of the English Reformation.
Contents: Introduction. The interpretation of Catholicism in Marian England; The Marian Catholic texts, their authors and dedicatees; Marian Catholic theology of revelation and its transmission; Marian Catholic christology and soteriology; Marian Catholic ecclesiology; Marian Catholic sacramental theology and spirituality; Marian Catholic piety; Marian Catholic eschatology; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.
May 2006 302 pages Hardback 0 7546 5360
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