17 September 2015 A.D. ENGLISH REFORMATION: The Works of Thomas Cranmer, vol. 2: Miscellaneous Writings and Letters of Thomas Cranmer
17 September
2015 A.D. ENGLISH
REFORMATION: The Works of Thomas
Cranmer, vol. 2: Miscellaneous Writings and Letters of Thomas Cranmer
The
Works of Thomas Cranmer, vol. 2: Miscellaneous Writings and Letters of Thomas
Cranmer
Works of the Early English Reformers (37 vols.)
Author: Thomas Cranmer
Editor:
John Edmund Cox
Publisher:
Cambridge University Press
Publication
Date: 1846
Pages:
592
Thomas Cranmer was perhaps the
most important theological figure in the reformation of the English Church. His
theological fingerprints are found everywhere in the 39 Articles and the Book of Common
Prayer.
This collection, compiled by the evangelical Parker Society, grants access to
correspondence and writings that reveal the intentions and inner thoughts of
the martyr and archbishop of Canterbury. This volume sheds light on the
shifting nature of politics and theology in sixteenth-century England and the
early Reformation.
Thomas
Cranmer
(1489–1556) was the archbishop of Canterbury during the reigns of English kings
Henry VIII and Edward VI. During his time as archbishop, Cranmer, along with Thomas Cromwell, championed the
translation of the Bible into English. In 1548, plans for a complete liturgy
for the English Church began. Cranmer compiled the Book of Common Prayer, which
was published in 1549. After Mary I took the throne, Cranmer was tried for
treason and heresy. He was imprisoned for two years and martyred in 1556 in
Oxford. Cranmer wrote many important articles and letters, which—along with a few
biographies on the life and influence of Cranmer—appear in the Thomas Cranmer
Collection
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