If Constantine, then also Theodosius: St Ambrose and the Integrity of the Elizabethan Ecclesia Anglicana

The proud boast of Bishop John Jewel in Apologia Ecdesiae Anglicanae that ‘we lean unto knowledge, they unto ignorance’ a swift retort from his catholic opponent: ‘Ye lean to the favour of secular princes.’ To which Jewel replied: ‘We flatter our princes, M. Harding, as Nathan flattered King David;...

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Main Author: Collinson, Patrick (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: Cambridge Univ. Press 1979
In: The journal of ecclesiastical history
Year: 1979, Volume: 30, Issue: 2, Pages: 205-229
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