Overview
The heart of this book lies in the important discovery that a pivotal Tudor argument in favor of the Royal Supremacy-the argument from Psalm 82 that earthly kings are 'gods' on this earth-is in fact Zwinglian in origin. This teaching from Psalm 82, which originated in Zurich in the mid-1520s, was soon used extensively in England to justify the Supremacy, and English evangelicals-from Tyndale to Cranmer-unanimously embraced this Protestant argument in their writings on political obedience. The discovery of this link shows conclusive, textual proof of the 'Zurich Connection' between Swiss political teachings and those popular under Tudor kings. This study argues, then, that evangelical attitudes towards royal authority were motivated by the assumption that Protestantism supported 'godly kingship' over against 'papal tyranny'. As such, it is the first monograph to find a vital connection between early Swiss Protestant similar teachings on obedience and later teachings by evangelicals.
Full Product Details
Author: Ryan Reeves
Publisher: Brill
Imprint: Brill
Volume: 167
Weight: 0.490kg
ISBN: 9789004250116
ISBN 10: 9004250115
Pages: 214
Publication Date: 29 November 2013
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
,
Professional & Vocational
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately.
Reviews
Reeves's splendid study shows there is 'no evidence of a division between English and Reformed Protestants on the issue of obedience prior to the late 1550s' (p. 198) and that 'in Tudor England, one could be thoroughly committed to obedience and 30 nevertheless ardently Protestant'. Donald K. McKim in The Journal of Theological Studies, NS, 2014
This book proposes an important revision of the traditional understanding of the theology of political obedience within the nascent English Protestant tradition [...] This is a significant contribution to our understanding of Early English Protenstantism. David Carter, Princeton University. In: Revue D'Histoire Ecclesiastique. Reeves's splendid study shows there is 'no evidence of a division between English and Reformed Protestants on the issue of obedience prior to the late 1550s' (p. 198) and that 'in Tudor England, one could be thoroughly committed to obedience and be nevertheless ardently Protestant'. Donald K. McKim in The Journal of Theological Studies, 2014. Eminently readable . Aude de Mezerac-Zanetti, Universite de Lille. In: The Journal of Ecclesiastical History, Vl. 68, No. 3 (July 2017), pp. 626-628.
Author Information
Ryan M. Reeves, PhD (2011), University of Cambridge, is Assistant Professor of Historical Theology at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary and Dean of the Jacksonville Campus.
