The Books of Homilies: A Critical Edition

by Gerald L. Bray

Book Overview

The two Books of Homilies, along with the Book of Common Prayer and the Ordinal, have long been basic documents of the Church of England, and are valuable in showing how Anglican doctrine shifted during the Reformation, as well as being of considerable historical importance.
The first book, published in 1547, early in the reign of Edward VI, was partly, though not entirely, the work of Archbishop Thomas Cranmer, and the inspiration appears to have...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0227176235
• ISBN13: 9780227176238
• Release Date: March 2017
• Publisher: James Clarke Company
• Length: 600 Pages
• Weight: 1.98 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.1" x 9.1"