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Book SynopsisAssessing the English Reformation's legacy of increasing religious diversification, this book explores the complex ways in which England's gradual transformation from a Roman Catholic to a Protestant nation presented men and women with new ways in which to define their relationships with society.
Table of ContentsIntroduction Muriel C. McClendon and Joseph P. Ward; Part I. Passion and Practice: 1. Different kinds of speaking: symbolic violence and secular iconoclasm in early modern England David Cressy; 2. Conversion and its consequences in the life and letters of Nicholas Sheterden Thomas R. Holien; 3. The kingdom of Christ, the kingdom of England, and the kingdom of Traske David R. Como; Part II. Diffusion and the Limits of Appropriation: 4. The mental world of Sir Richard Berkeley J. Sears McGee; 5. 'Prudentia ultra Sexum': Lady Jane Bacon and the management of her families Felicity Heal and Clive Holmes; 6. 'Good works' and social ties: helping the migrant poor in early modern England Ilana Krausman Ben-Amos; 7. Godliness, commemoration, and community: the management of provincial schools by London Trade Guilds Joseph P. Ward; 8. Remembering the Puritan past: John Walker and Anglican memories of the English civil war Burke W. Griggs; Part III. Religion and Locality: 9. Reconsidering the Marian persecution: the urban context Muriel C. McClendon; 10. The 'Great Persecution' reconsidered: the Irish Quakers and the Ethic of suffering Richard L. Greaves; 11. Local politics in restoration England: religion, culture and politics in Oliver Heywood's halifax John Smail; 12. 'Born of My Land': identity, community and faith among the Welsh in early modern London Katherine W. Swett; 13. Separate Spheres? ideology and practice in London gender relations, 1660-1740 Robert B. Shoemaker; Notes; Index.
