CARL R. TRUEMAN
- Published in print:
- 1994
- Published Online:
- October 2011
- ISBN:
- 9780198263524
- eISBN:
- 9780191682599
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198263524.003.0009
- Subject:
- Religion, History of Christianity, Church History
This chapter discusses John Hooper's theology. The first section introduces his three treatises which are vital to his doctrine of salvation, discussed in the succeeding sections. The second section ...
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This chapter discusses John Hooper's theology. The first section introduces his three treatises which are vital to his doctrine of salvation, discussed in the succeeding sections. The second section examines A Declaration of Christ and his Office. The third section looks at A Declaration of the Ten Holy Commandments of Almighty God. The fourth section considers A Godly Confession. Hooper's soteriology was strongly Christological and placed very little emphasis on the role of the Father or the Holy Spirit. He placed great emphasis upon the role of ignorance in man's predicament, and saw knowledge as a major factor in man's salvation. Meanwhile, his discussion of election, reprobation, justification, and the use of law are indebted to Melanchthon.Less
This chapter discusses John Hooper's theology. The first section introduces his three treatises which are vital to his doctrine of salvation, discussed in the succeeding sections. The second section examines A Declaration of Christ and his Office. The third section looks at A Declaration of the Ten Holy Commandments of Almighty God. The fourth section considers A Godly Confession. Hooper's soteriology was strongly Christological and placed very little emphasis on the role of the Father or the Holy Spirit. He placed great emphasis upon the role of ignorance in man's predicament, and saw knowledge as a major factor in man's salvation. Meanwhile, his discussion of election, reprobation, justification, and the use of law are indebted to Melanchthon.
Carl R. Trueman
- Published in print:
- 1994
- Published Online:
- October 2011
- ISBN:
- 9780198263524
- eISBN:
- 9780191682599
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198263524.001.0001
- Subject:
- Religion, History of Christianity, Church History
This book is a study of the Christian idea of salvation as seen through the eyes of five 16th-century English reformers: John Frith, John Hooper, Robert Barnes, John Bradford, and the famous Bible ...
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This book is a study of the Christian idea of salvation as seen through the eyes of five 16th-century English reformers: John Frith, John Hooper, Robert Barnes, John Bradford, and the famous Bible translator, William Tyndale. The book sets their views in context, both historically and intellectually, before engaging in a detailed and clear examination of all the relevant aspects of their thought, from election and justification to the relationship between sacraments and salvation. The picture that emerges reveals not only the extensive impact of continental thought upon English Reformation theology, but also the manner in which the writings of men such as Luther, Melanchthon, Bullinger, and Bucer were used (often selectively and sometimes surprisingly) by the English reformers to support their own distinctive concerns. It also becomes clear that by 1556, English Protestantism, even at its highest level, had already experienced serious doctrinal tensions concerning the nature of salvation, tensions which were a dark omen of future controversies.Less
This book is a study of the Christian idea of salvation as seen through the eyes of five 16th-century English reformers: John Frith, John Hooper, Robert Barnes, John Bradford, and the famous Bible translator, William Tyndale. The book sets their views in context, both historically and intellectually, before engaging in a detailed and clear examination of all the relevant aspects of their thought, from election and justification to the relationship between sacraments and salvation. The picture that emerges reveals not only the extensive impact of continental thought upon English Reformation theology, but also the manner in which the writings of men such as Luther, Melanchthon, Bullinger, and Bucer were used (often selectively and sometimes surprisingly) by the English reformers to support their own distinctive concerns. It also becomes clear that by 1556, English Protestantism, even at its highest level, had already experienced serious doctrinal tensions concerning the nature of salvation, tensions which were a dark omen of future controversies.
CARL R. TRUEMAN
- Published in print:
- 1994
- Published Online:
- October 2011
- ISBN:
- 9780198263524
- eISBN:
- 9780191682599
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198263524.003.0001
- Subject:
- Religion, History of Christianity, Church History
This study is divided into three parts. Part One deals with the historical and intellectual context of five English Reformers: William Tyndale, John Frith, Robert Barnes, John Hooper, and John ...
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This study is divided into three parts. Part One deals with the historical and intellectual context of five English Reformers: William Tyndale, John Frith, Robert Barnes, John Hooper, and John Bradford. Part Two examines in detail the doctrine of salvation as taught by three Reformers during the reign of Henry VIII: William Tyndale, John Frith, and Robert Barnes. Part Three considers the doctrine of salvation for the Reformation under Edward VI and Catholic reaction under Mary, taking John Hooper and John Bradford as it subjects. After presenting a brief background of the English reformers, the chapter notes the reason for calling this book ‘Luther's Legacy’.Less
This study is divided into three parts. Part One deals with the historical and intellectual context of five English Reformers: William Tyndale, John Frith, Robert Barnes, John Hooper, and John Bradford. Part Two examines in detail the doctrine of salvation as taught by three Reformers during the reign of Henry VIII: William Tyndale, John Frith, and Robert Barnes. Part Three considers the doctrine of salvation for the Reformation under Edward VI and Catholic reaction under Mary, taking John Hooper and John Bradford as it subjects. After presenting a brief background of the English reformers, the chapter notes the reason for calling this book ‘Luther's Legacy’.
CARL R. TRUEMAN
- Published in print:
- 1994
- Published Online:
- October 2011
- ISBN:
- 9780198263524
- eISBN:
- 9780191682599
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198263524.003.0002
- Subject:
- Religion, History of Christianity, Church History
This chapter presents five brief biographies of five men: William Tyndale, John Frith, Robert Barnes, John Hooper, and John Bradford. It highlights the political forces that shaped their careers. It ...
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This chapter presents five brief biographies of five men: William Tyndale, John Frith, Robert Barnes, John Hooper, and John Bradford. It highlights the political forces that shaped their careers. It illustrates the wide difference between the intellectual and social values of this century and that of the Reformers. All five of the English Reformers in this study died at the stake because of their theological stance. They were men who were intimately involved in the events of their day. For them, theology was of profound social and personal importance, that they were willing to pay with their own lives.Less
This chapter presents five brief biographies of five men: William Tyndale, John Frith, Robert Barnes, John Hooper, and John Bradford. It highlights the political forces that shaped their careers. It illustrates the wide difference between the intellectual and social values of this century and that of the Reformers. All five of the English Reformers in this study died at the stake because of their theological stance. They were men who were intimately involved in the events of their day. For them, theology was of profound social and personal importance, that they were willing to pay with their own lives.
Patrick Collinson
- Published in print:
- 1990
- Published Online:
- October 2011
- ISBN:
- 9780198222989
- eISBN:
- 9780191678554
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198222989.003.0005
- Subject:
- History, British and Irish Early Modern History, History of Religion
In 1550 John Hooper's consecration as bishop of Gloucester had been delayed while he refused to assume the vestments which the Ordinal required. In explaining himself to the Council Hooper had ...
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In 1550 John Hooper's consecration as bishop of Gloucester had been delayed while he refused to assume the vestments which the Ordinal required. In explaining himself to the Council Hooper had reduced to almost nothing the discretionary powers of the magistrate in matters of religion. Even things indifferent required general confirmation from the word of God and proof of their evangelical utility. Any religious institution which lacked these credentials was lacking in indifference. For the liberty of a Christian man was simply his duty to be ruled in all things by God's word. Bishop Ridley, on the other hand, who answered Hooper's ‘notes’, stood in the Anglican tradition established by the Cromwellian publicists of the 1530s when he insisted that such extravagant biblicism destroyed altogether the fruitful and necessary domain of human policy.Less
In 1550 John Hooper's consecration as bishop of Gloucester had been delayed while he refused to assume the vestments which the Ordinal required. In explaining himself to the Council Hooper had reduced to almost nothing the discretionary powers of the magistrate in matters of religion. Even things indifferent required general confirmation from the word of God and proof of their evangelical utility. Any religious institution which lacked these credentials was lacking in indifference. For the liberty of a Christian man was simply his duty to be ruled in all things by God's word. Bishop Ridley, on the other hand, who answered Hooper's ‘notes’, stood in the Anglican tradition established by the Cromwellian publicists of the 1530s when he insisted that such extravagant biblicism destroyed altogether the fruitful and necessary domain of human policy.
Dennis Austin Britton
- Published in print:
- 2014
- Published Online:
- September 2014
- ISBN:
- 9780823257140
- eISBN:
- 9780823261482
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Fordham University Press
- DOI:
- 10.5422/fordham/9780823257140.003.0002
- Subject:
- Literature, European Literature
Chapter 1 surveys writings by important English theologians—including William Tyndale, Thomas Becon, John Hooper, and John Whitgift—and shows that race became a powerful tool for clarifying the ...
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Chapter 1 surveys writings by important English theologians—including William Tyndale, Thomas Becon, John Hooper, and John Whitgift—and shows that race became a powerful tool for clarifying the Church of England’s theology concerning baptism and the origins of Christian identity. Race functions in two ways in the Church of England’s baptismal theology: one, in arguments against English Anabaptists, as the Church of England asserted that the children of Christians should be baptized just as the children of Jews were circumcised; and two, in arguments asserting that the children of Christians who died before being baptized were nevertheless saved because God is also the Father of Christian “seed.” This chapter also shows that the rhetorical force of theological arguments about baptism often presupposes a belief among English readers that infidels, namely Turks, were racially different from themselves.Less
Chapter 1 surveys writings by important English theologians—including William Tyndale, Thomas Becon, John Hooper, and John Whitgift—and shows that race became a powerful tool for clarifying the Church of England’s theology concerning baptism and the origins of Christian identity. Race functions in two ways in the Church of England’s baptismal theology: one, in arguments against English Anabaptists, as the Church of England asserted that the children of Christians should be baptized just as the children of Jews were circumcised; and two, in arguments asserting that the children of Christians who died before being baptized were nevertheless saved because God is also the Father of Christian “seed.” This chapter also shows that the rhetorical force of theological arguments about baptism often presupposes a belief among English readers that infidels, namely Turks, were racially different from themselves.
Peter Marshall
- Published in print:
- 2017
- Published Online:
- January 2018
- ISBN:
- 9780300170627
- eISBN:
- 9780300226331
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Yale University Press
- DOI:
- 10.12987/yale/9780300170627.003.0013
- Subject:
- Religion, Church History
This chapter examines England's reconciliation with the Roman Catholic Church. In an oration in 1554, Reginald Pole, cardinal legate and Plantagenet prince, begged Parliament to remove impediments ...
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This chapter examines England's reconciliation with the Roman Catholic Church. In an oration in 1554, Reginald Pole, cardinal legate and Plantagenet prince, begged Parliament to remove impediments standing in the way of England taking its rightful place at the heart of a united Christendom. A bill repealing no fewer than nineteen Henrician acts, and nullifying the royal supremacy, was introduced into Parliament in late December and passed on 3 January. The chapter considers how the restoration of capital punishment for heresy led to judicial burning of heretics such as John Hooper, who wrote in one of his last letters from prison: ‘Now is the time of trial to see whether we fear more God or man’. It also discusses the book entitled A Profitable and Necessary Doctrine and concludes with an analysis of the campaign to reclaim the universities for Catholicism.Less
This chapter examines England's reconciliation with the Roman Catholic Church. In an oration in 1554, Reginald Pole, cardinal legate and Plantagenet prince, begged Parliament to remove impediments standing in the way of England taking its rightful place at the heart of a united Christendom. A bill repealing no fewer than nineteen Henrician acts, and nullifying the royal supremacy, was introduced into Parliament in late December and passed on 3 January. The chapter considers how the restoration of capital punishment for heresy led to judicial burning of heretics such as John Hooper, who wrote in one of his last letters from prison: ‘Now is the time of trial to see whether we fear more God or man’. It also discusses the book entitled A Profitable and Necessary Doctrine and concludes with an analysis of the campaign to reclaim the universities for Catholicism.
