Protestant Mind of English Reformation, 1570-1640 / / Charles H. George, Katherine George.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton Legacy Lib. eBook Package 1931-1979
• VerfasserIn: George, Charles H.,; George, Katherine,
• Place / Publishing House: Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2015]; ©1961
• Year of Publication: 2015
• Language: English
• Series: Princeton Legacy Library ; 2316
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (466 p.)

From 1570 to 1640, Protestantism became the leading moral and intellectual force in England. During these seven decades of rapid social change, the English Protestants were challenged to make "morally and spiritually comprehensible" a new pattern of civilization. In numerous sermons and tracts such men as Donne, Hall, Hooker, Laud, and Perkins explored the meaning of man and his society. The nature of the Protestant mind is a crucial question in modern historiography and sociology. Drawing on the writings of these important years, the authors find that the real genius of the Protestant mind was not "Puritanism," but the via media, the reconciliation of religious and social tensions. "'Puritanism,'" the authors show, "is a word, not a thing."Originally published in 1961.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Preface -- Contents -- Introduction -- Part I. The Basic Structure of the English Protestant Mind -- 1. The English Protestant and Human Nature -- 2. The English Protestant and Society -- Part II. The Social and Institutional Structure of the English Protestant Mind -- 3. English Protestant Economic Theory: The World and its Callings -- 4. English Protestant Economic Theory: The Challenge of Capitalism -- 5. The Political Thought of the Church: The Crisis of Reformation -- 6. The Political Thought of the Church: The Dilemma of Modernity -- 7. The English Protestant and the Family -- 8. The English Protestant and the Church -- Part III. Protestantism and Revolution -- 9. The English Protestant and the Via Media -- Bibliographical Notes -- Index