English Protestants and the imitatio Christi, 1580-1620
The usage of the imitatio Christi theme by English Protestants is examined in a comparative study of five works: Thomas Rogers's translation of the Imitatio Christi, The Plaine Mans Path-way to Heaven by Arthur Dent, the sermons of Henry Smith, The Silver Watch-Bell by Thomas Tymme, and Disce v...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sixteenth Century Journal Publishers, Inc.
1988
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The sixteenth century journal
Year: 1988, Volume: 19, Issue: 4, Pages: 541-558 |
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| Summary: | The usage of the imitatio Christi theme by English Protestants is examined in a comparative study of five works: Thomas Rogers's translation of the Imitatio Christi, The Plaine Mans Path-way to Heaven by Arthur Dent, the sermons of Henry Smith, The Silver Watch-Bell by Thomas Tymme, and Disce vivere, Learne to live by Christopher Sutton. Although considerable ambiguity, even inconsistency, is noted in English Protestantism of the period, the study nevertheless concludes that conservative Protestants were more likely to recommend Jesus as the model for human behavior than were their puritan contemporaries. Two explanations are offered: (1) puritan doubts about human ability to emulate so perfect a model, and (2) the close identification of the imitatio Christi theme with traditional Catholic piety. |
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| ISSN: | 2326-0726 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The sixteenth century journal
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2307/2540986 |