Routledge Public Religious Disputation in England 1558-1626 - Reformation History

This comprehensive scholarly work examines public religious disputation in England from Elizabeth I's accession through the mid-1620s, focusing on direct debates between Catholic, Protestant and nonconformist puritan divines. The book rehabilitates a previously neglected form of religious discourse, moving beyond subjective polemic to analyse structured scholarly argumentation during a transformative period in English religious history. Published by Routledge as part of the St Andrews Studies in Reformation History series, this volume provides essential insights into how opposing clergy engaged in formal debate, revealing the intellectual foundations of religious controversy during the Reformation era. Ideal for historians, theologians and students of early modern England seeking to understand the sophisticated rhetorical strategies and theological positions that shaped religious conflict and identity formation in this pivotal century.