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Book SynopsisThe Renaissance Conscience presents one of the first modern studies to explore the variety of ways in which people during the Renaissance conversed with - and let themselves be guided by - their conscience.
Trade Review“Conscience is unquestionably a key word and concept during the period this book covers and it is illuminating to be reminded of the diversity of contexts in which it figured. At the same time, the editors’ expression of diffidence about one aspect of their project—they ‘‘hope’’ that the authors’ ‘‘reflections’’ will contribute to ‘‘our still modest knowledge’’ (10) — may be more broadly apt.” (Renaissance Quarterly, 1 July 2012)
Table of ContentsNotes on contributors ix
Introduction (Harald E. Braun and Edward Vallance) 1
1 Jean Gerson, moral certainty and the Renaissance of ancient Scepticism (Rudolf Schüssler) 11
2 Conscience and the law in Thomas More (Brian Cummings) 29
3 'Guided By God' beyond the Chilean frontier: the travelling early modern European conscience (Andrew Redden) 52
4 Shakespeare's open consciences (Christopher Tilmouth) 67
5 Women's letters, literature and conscience in sixteenth-century England (James Daybell) 82
6 The dangers of prudence: salus populi suprema lex, Robert Sanderson, and the 'Case of the Liturgy' (Edward Vallance) 100
7 The Bible, reason of state, and the royal conscience: Juan Márquez’s El governador christiano (Harald E. Braun) 118
8 Spin doctor of conscience? The royal confessor and the Christian prince (Nicole Reinhardt) 134
Index 157
