The Detection of Heresy in Late Medieval England. By Ian Forrest. Pp. xiii + 277. (Oxford Historical Monographs.) Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2005. isbn 0 19 928692 2. £50
This most interesting and well-written book sets out to fill a gap in the ever-growing literature about heresy in England. It is a thorough study of the ecclesiastical legal system behind the detection and punishment of heresy, setting it in the context of the international canon law but showing how...
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| Format: | Electronic Review |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2006
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The journal of theological studies
Year: 2006, Volume: 57, Issue: 2, Pages: 777-779 |
| Review of: | The detection of heresy in late medieval England (Oxford [u.a.] : Oxford University Press, 2005) (Harvey, Margaret)
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| Summary: | This most interesting and well-written book sets out to fill a gap in the ever-growing literature about heresy in England. It is a thorough study of the ecclesiastical legal system behind the detection and punishment of heresy, setting it in the context of the international canon law but showing how that was adapted to suit English conditions. The author first discusses how the first stirrings of Wycliffite heresy were treated uncertainly since heresy had not been considered a serious problem before Lollardy became feared and it took time for a fully-fledged system to be developed. Ian Forrest points out that heresy was not just wrong belief but obstinate persistence in wrong belief and particularly a refusal to obey the Church when the error was made clear. |
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| ISSN: | 1477-4607 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The journal of theological studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1093/jts/flj131 |