James Ussher: theology, history, and politics in early-modern Ireland and England
Though known today largely for dating the creation of the world to 4004BC, James Ussher (1581-1656) was an important scholar and ecclesiastical leader in the seventeenth century. As Professor of Theology at Trinity College Dublin, and Archbishop of Armagh from 1625, he shaped the newly protestant Ch...
| Summary: | Though known today largely for dating the creation of the world to 4004BC, James Ussher (1581-1656) was an important scholar and ecclesiastical leader in the seventeenth century. As Professor of Theology at Trinity College Dublin, and Archbishop of Armagh from 1625, he shaped the newly protestant Church of Ireland. Tracing its roots back to St Patrick, he gave it a sense of Irish identity and provided a theology which was strongly Calvinist and fiercely anti-Catholic. In exile inEngland in the 1640s he advised both king and parliament, trying to heal the ever-widening rift by devising a compro |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [286]-306) and index |
| ISBN: | 0199274444 |