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Hooker: Of the Laws of Ecclesiastical Polity

Richard Hooker author A S McGrade editor

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Published:28th Jul '89

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Demonstrates the relevance and importance of the politico-religious project Hooker undertook, showing that The Laws offer more than an apologia for the Elizabethan religious settlement.

The great Elizabethan divine Richard Hooker has occupied a prominent place in the intellectual history of the Church of England and sixteenth-century Protestantism but his wider significance has often been neglected. In his introduction to this selection of books from Of the Laws of Ecclesiastical Polity, Professor McGrade demonstrates clearly the continued relevance and importance of the particular politico-religious project Hooker undertook and shows that The Laws offer far more than simply an apologia for the Elizabethan religious settlement. The text of this version is based on the authoritative Folger edition and presents those sections of The Laws most important to an understanding of Hooker's wider aims and context.

ISBN: 9780521370110

Dimensions: 216mm x 138mm x 24mm

Weight: 525g

288 pages