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Book SynopsisThis rhetorical and historical analysis of sermons in the reign of James I argues that the official polemic of Jacobean government belies its claim to religious consensus and political moderation in pre-Civil War England.
Trade Review"This is an important study in two respects. First, it completes the overthrow of what has been the dominant interpretation of early Stuart ecclesiastical politics. At the same time, it is an exemplary study of the way discursive strategies should be related historically to the politics of the time." -- Paul S. Seaver * Stanford University *
". . . . [Represents] an important step forward in our understanding of Jacobean politics and religion." --
Sixteenth Century JournalTable of Contents1. Government by polemic; Part I. Sermons on Political Occasions: 2. Two churches or one? The accession of James VI and I; 3. Rewriting the plot: the fifth of November and the image of Puritanism; Part II. Two Images of Rule: 4. Great Britain's Constantine; 5. Kneeling and the body politic; 6. The politics of memory; Notes; Bibliography; Index.
