Constantinidou, Natasha. Responses to religious division, c. 1580-1620 : public and private, divine and temporal

Folger bibliographic ID: 352534
Folger call number: BR305.3 .C67 2017
Folger holdings ID: 501119

In this study Natasha Constantinidou considers the views the scholars Pierre Charron (1541-1603), Justus Lipsius (1547-1606), Paolo Sarpi (1552-1623) and King James VI and I (1566-1625) articulated in response to the religious ruptures of their time. Though rarely juxtaposed, all four authors were deeply affected by the religious divisions. They denounced religious zeal, focusing on non-dogmatic piety. Drawing on classical tradition and church history, they set out to offer consolation to the people of a war-torn continent and discuss means of reconciliation. Their responses sought to define the role of religion in public and private. They emphasised the need for lay control of religious affairs as the only way of ensuring peace, whilst circumscribing belief and its practice to the private realm

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Includes bibliographical references and index In this study Natasha Constantinidou considers the views the scholars Pierre Charron (1541-1603), Justus Lipsius (1547-1606), Paolo Sarpi (1552-1623) and King James VI and I (1566-1625) articulated in response to the religious ruptures of their time. Though rarely juxtaposed, all four authors were deeply affected by the religious divisions. They denounced religious zeal, focusing on non-dogmatic piety. Drawing on classical tradition and church history, they set out to offer consolation to the people of a war-torn continent and discuss means of reconciliation. Their responses sought to define the role of religion in public and private. They emphasised the need for lay control of religious affairs as the only way of ensuring peace, whilst circumscribing belief and its practice to the private realm

Extended title: Responses to religious division, c. 1580-1620 : public and private, divine and temporal / by Natasha Constantinidou

Charron, Pierre, 1541-1603 Lipsius, Justus, 1547-1606 Sarpi, Paolo, 1552-1623 James I, King of England, 1566-1625 Reformation Religion and politics Europe

author: Constantinidou, Natasha
subject: Charron, Pierre, 1541-1603
subject: Lipsius, Justus, 1547-1606
subject: Sarpi, Paolo, 1552-1623
subject: James I, King of England, 1566-1625