Calvinism, Reform and the Absolutist State in Elizabethan Ireland by Mark A. Hut

Description: Calvinism, Reform and the Absolutist State in Elizabethan Ireland by Mark A. Hutchinson Despite the best efforts of the English government, Elizabethan Ireland remained resolutely Catholic. Hutchinson examines this failure of the Protestant Reformation. He argues that the emerging political concept of the absolutist state forms a crucial link between English policy in Ireland and the aims of the Calvinist reformers. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Despite the best efforts of the English government, Elizabethan Ireland remained resolutely Catholic. Hutchinson examines this failure of the Protestant Reformation. He argues that the emerging political concept of the absolutist state forms a crucial link between English policy in Ireland and the aims of the Calvinist reformers. Author Biography Mark A. Hutchinson is a Lecturer in Early Modern History at Lancaster University, UK. Prior to this, Mark was a Junior Research Fellow at the Lichtenberg-Kolleg, the Göttingen Institute for Advanced Study. He has also held a Government of Ireland Postdoctoral Fellowship at University College Cork. Other recent publications include The Emergence of the State in Elizabethan Ireland and England, c.1575 to 1599, Sixteenth Century Journal (2014) and An Irish Perspective on Elizabeths Religion: Reformation Thought and Henry Sidneys Irish Deputyship, c.1560 to 1580, in Elizabeth I and Ireland (CUP 2014). Table of Contents Introduction; Chapter 1 Building a Godly Polity in Ireland; Chapter 2 The Failure of Reformed Protestant Plans; Chapter 3 Irish Constitutional Peculiarity; Chapter 4 The End of an Irish Mixed Polity; Chapter 5 Irelands Lordships and an Absolutist State; Chapter 6 An Irish State Theory; epilogue Epilogue: Beyond the 1590s; Description for Reader Early Modern Studies, Irish History, Religious History Description for Bookstore Despite the best efforts of the English government, Elizabethan Ireland remained resolutely Catholic. Hutchinson examines this failure of the Protestant Reformation. He argues that the emerging political concept of the absolutist state forms a crucial link between English policy in Ireland and the aims of the Calvinist reformers. In doing so, Hutchinson places Ireland within the wider context of English political and religious reform and European intellectual history. Details ISBN184893548X Author Mark A. Hutchinson Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd Series Religious Cultures in the Early Modern World Year 2015 ISBN-10 184893548X ISBN-13 9781848935488 Format Hardcover Publication Date 2015-04-01 Imprint Pickering & Chatto (Publishers) Ltd Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 274.1506 Illustrations 2 black & white illustrations Short Title CALVINISM REFORM & THE ABSOLUT Language English Media Book Series Number 20 UK Release Date 2015-04-01 AU Release Date 2015-04-01 NZ Release Date 2015-04-01 Pages 234 Alternative 9781138053090 Audience Tertiary & Higher Education We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:134481570;

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